This is the practical companion to “Bring AI Into Your Writing Practice Without Handing It the Keys”, which explains why the connector exists and what it guarantees. Here we stick to the how: connecting your Inklyne account to Claude, in a few minutes.
What you'll need
- An Inklyne account — you sign in with Google.
- At least one writing project in your account.
- Claude, either on the web at claude.ai or in the desktop app.
No API keys to copy, no configuration files to edit.
Connecting the connector
- In Claude, open Settings → Connectors and choose to add a custom connector.
- Paste the Inklyne MCP server address:
https://mcp.inklyne.app/mcp - Claude sends you to Inklyne to sign in — the same Google login you already use for the app.
- You'll see a consent screen that spells out exactly what Claude is asking for:
- View your writing projects
- Read your notes
- Create, edit, and delete your notes
- Read your stories
- View your story analyses
- Create story analyses
- Read your writing pieces
- Create, edit, and delete your writing pieces
- Click Allow. You're returned to Claude, connected.
Checking the link is live
Ask Claude to “list my Inklyne projects.” If it returns your projects, the connector is working. From there you can ask it to keep your research notes in order, or run a prima lectio on one of your stories.
Revoking access
The connection is built on OAuth 2.1: you grant specific, named permissions — nothing more — and you can take them back at any time from your Inklyne account. The moment you revoke access, the connector stops working — without removing anything in your account.
To understand what the connector lets you do — and what it never will — read the main article.