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docs: move MCP howto under 'Use the chat' (was misfiled under governance)

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@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ with the account you created in step 1.
- 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
things like search marketplaces, query other services, or pull in
specialized data. Every member can connect their own: go to
**Settings → Tools** and add an MCP server by its URL. (If you don't see the
Tools tab, refresh the page — it appears once the permission syncs to your
session.) 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.
If the chat ever says your balance is out, that's the allowance, not an error —
see "Your allowance" below.
@@ -95,25 +111,6 @@ 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** and add an MCP server by its URL.
(If you don't see the Tools tab, refresh the page — it appears once the
permission syncs to your session.) 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.
2. 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.
- See the [Charter](charter.md) for how governance is structured.
- See [Open questions](open-questions.md) for the decisions currently on the table.