diff --git a/getting-started.md b/getting-started.md index 8ade24e..188bccc 100644 --- a/getting-started.md +++ b/getting-started.md @@ -44,24 +44,17 @@ with the account you created in step 1. renewable energy). See the [model list](models.md) for the full list. - **Web search** is enabled by default (self-hosted, no external dependency). - **File uploads** work out of the box — ask the chat about a document you attach. -- Your usage draws from your monthly allowance; you can see it on the - [Member Dashboard](https://dashboard.inference.coop). - -- **Bring your own tools (MCP servers).** The chat supports **MCP (Model - Context Protocol) servers** — external tool services that let the AI do +- **MCP servers** The chat supports MCP (Model + Context Protocol) servers — external tool services that let the AI do things like search marketplaces, query other services, or pull in specialized data. Every member can connect their own: go to - **Settings → Tools**, section **"External Tool Servers"**, and add an MCP - server by its URL. (If you don't see the Tools tab, log out and back in — - the tab appears once your session picks up the capability.) The server must - be reachable over HTTP — ones that run only locally on your own computer, - like many Claude Desktop configs, can't attach here; use their hosted - versions if offered. In a conversation, pick the tool server from the tools - menu near the message box and ask away. Your tool servers belong to you: - they run under your account, you choose which conversations they attach to, - and other members don't see them. Please review what a third-party tool - service does with your data before connecting it — see the - [privacy policy](privacy-policy.md) for how the co-op handles your side. + Settings → Services → Integrations → External Tool Servers. In + a conversation, pick the tool server from the tools + menu near the message box and ask away. Please review what a third-party tool + service does with your data before connecting it. + +Your usage draws from your monthly allowance; you can see it on the +[Member Dashboard](https://dashboard.inference.coop). If the chat ever says your balance is out, that's the allowance, not an error — see "Your allowance" below.