docs: correct tool-server howto — personal connections are OpenAPI-only; MCP is admin-added

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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).