# Generic MCP Setup

Source checked: 2026-07-24
Protocol source: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/basic/authorization

Use this guide for a client without a dedicated Core setup page.

During onboarding, paste the complete Secure server address shown by Core. It ends in `/mcp/continuity?setup_attempt=...`; keep the query parameter so Core can verify the connection. Outside onboarding, use `https://core.gradien.ai/mcp/continuity`.

## Add Core

1. Add Core as a remote Streamable HTTP MCP server.
2. Use OAuth and let the client discover authorization through Core's protected-resource metadata.
3. Complete browser consent.
4. Verify MCP initialize and tools/list.

OAuth protected-resource metadata: https://core.gradien.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp/continuity

The `/mcp` endpoint exposes Core's broader advanced server. Use `/mcp/continuity` for the personal-context experience described in onboarding.

Use a personal, scoped, revocable connector key only when the client cannot complete OAuth and the user deliberately approves a local secret fallback.