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@@ -94,6 +94,26 @@ privacy, and direction happen on our **Loomio forum**:
 
 - **#design** — an open member room for co-op design discussions: website,
   docs, dashboard, branding. All members can post; pull up a chair.
+
+#### Bring your own tools (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:
+
+1. In the chat, go to **Settings → Tools** (or **Admin Settings → External
+   Tools** shows admin-managed ones).
+2. Add an MCP server by its URL (it must be reachable over HTTP — servers that
+   run only locally on your own computer, like many Claude Desktop configs,
+   can't be attached here; use their hosted versions if offered).
+3. In a conversation, pick the tool server from the tools menu (the ⊕ or
+   wrench icon 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.
+
 - See the [Charter](charter.md) for how governance is structured.
 - See [Open questions](open-questions.md) for the decisions currently on the table.