TL;DR: Add UseMyContext as a connector in Claude, approve the OAuth screen in your browser, and Claude can read your compiled profile and files on demand. Setup takes about two minutes, works on the free tier, and the only write Claude can ever make is a suggestion that waits for your approval.
What you need first
A free UseMyContext account: sign up at usemycontext.ai with your email (we send a one-time code, no password). Add a few profile facts and upload one or two files first, so Claude has something to read.
How do I connect on claude.ai?
- Open Settings (Customize), then Connectors, and click "+" > Add custom connector.
- Enter the URL
https://mcp.usemycontext.ai/mcp. - Claude opens the UseMyContext consent screen in your browser. Sign in with your email code if asked, review the access being granted, and approve.
- Ask Claude something like "Using my profile, draft my bio" or "Ask my docs what my current priorities are."
How do I connect in Claude Desktop?
Same path: Settings, Connectors, "Add custom connector", and the URL https://mcp.usemycontext.ai/mcp. The OAuth approval opens in your default browser; once you approve, the connection syncs across your Claude account.
How do I connect in Claude Code?
One command in your terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http usemycontext https://mcp.usemycontext.ai/mcpThen run /mcp inside Claude Code and pick usemycontext to authenticate. The same browser OAuth screen appears; approve it and the tools are live in your session.
What can Claude do once connected?
- Read your compiled profile: a curated summary built only from facts you accepted.
- List, search, and read the files you uploaded.
- Answer questions from your documents with cited passages, and run exact counts and sums over your spreadsheets.
- Read context others deliberately shared with you.
- Suggest profile updates it learns in conversation. Suggestions land as pending items in your UseMyContext app for you to accept or ignore; nothing is written without your approval.
How do I stay in control?
Every connection is visible on the Connect page in UseMyContext, and you can revoke Claude there at any time; revoke cuts access immediately. Reads are audited, and the public-facing surface of the service is built so it physically cannot read your file content.
FAQ
Does connecting Claude cost anything?
No. The free tier includes 2 projects and 20 MB of storage - profile, facts, and file uploads. Premium adds more projects and storage.
Which Claude surfaces does this work on?
Claude on web, desktop, and mobile via the connector, and Claude Code via MCP. It is the same server and the same account everywhere.
Can Claude change my files or profile?
No. The connection is read-only against your data. The only write Claude can make is a suggestion, which waits in your app for your review.
How do I disconnect Claude?
Open the Connect page in UseMyContext and revoke the connection. Access ends immediately, including any session already open.