From 1e57fd8f0041cd6ee3aa97d7bd4e6efbb8b79371 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: inference-bot Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:37:01 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?docs:=20correct=20tool-server=20howto=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20personal=20connections=20are=20OpenAPI-only;=20MCP?= =?UTF-8?q?=20is=20admin-added?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- getting-started.md | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/getting-started.md b/getting-started.md index b2b97f8..50a9dc7 100644 --- a/getting-started.md +++ b/getting-started.md @@ -44,17 +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. -- **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 → Services → Integrations → External Tool Servers, click add, - set **Type** to **MCP** (the default is OpenAPI, which is a different - protocol — MCP URLs will fail as OpenAPI), enter the server's URL, and set - auth per that service's instructions (often a Bearer token from your account - there). 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. +- **External tool servers.** The chat can connect to external tool services — + things that let the AI do like search marketplaces, query other services, + or pull in specialized data. Members can add their own **OpenAPI** services: + go to Settings → Services → Integrations → External Tool Servers, click + add, and enter the service's URL (it must publish an OpenAPI spec). 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. + **MCP-protocol servers** are also supported, but those are added by admins + and appear for everyone — if there's an MCP service you'd like available, + ask in #general. Your usage draws from your monthly allowance; you can see it on the [Member Dashboard](https://dashboard.inference.coop).