How to connect to Seismic's Remote MCP Server to Claude

This guide explains how developers can connect their Claude desktop agent to the Seismic MCP Server. This MCP setup enables secure authentication through Seismic and provides access to tools such as Generative Search for building AI-powered experiences.

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Seismic's MCP Server is currently in Pilot

Please contact your account team if you would like to get access!

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Prerequisite - Aura

It is currently required to have Seismic Aura to access the tools and features within our MCP server

Step 1: Create an App in Seismic App Registry

• Sign in to apps.seismic.com with your Seismic account.
• Click on Create App button.
• Enter the App Name, Select Installable app as type click Create app.

Step 2: Configure OAuth Client (Auth Code + PKCE)

• Turn on Authentication and select OAuth2 - Authorization Code Flow
• Check Require PKCE
• Enter the callback/redirection URIs needed for your external AI system
• Pick the scopes needed to access MCP Tools.
  • Select seismic.search and seismic.gen-search.

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Supported scopes

Only seismic.search seismic.gen-search scope is supported currently.

Step 3: Enable the App

Find the app in your tenant and enable it.

• Go to System Settings→My Apps
• Open your app and enable it.

(Optional) To share the app with another tenant:

• Copy the Distribution / Install Link from the app page.
• Provide this link to admins of other Seismic tenants so they can install it in their own tenant.

Step 4: Create a custom connector in Claude

• Go to Claude Admin Settings -> Connectors (https://claude.ai/admin-settings/connectors)\
• Create a new connector with these settings:
  • Name: Seismic MCP
  • Remote MCP Server Url: https://mcp.seismic.com/tenants/YOUR_TENANT_NAME
  • OAuth Client Id: Client Id copied from App Registry
  • OAuth Client Secret: Not needed for PKCE client

• Add your connector. This connector will be available for all users in your team.
• Switch to Personal Settings and go to connectors - https://claude.ai/settings/connectors
• Client connect.

Once connected it should show the configure button.

Edit the configuration and set all tools to always allow.

After configuration, Claude will be able to:

• Call tools exposed by the Seismic MCP Server (e.g., GenSearch)