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Use Dash as an MCP server

Dash exposes an external MCP (Model Context Protocol) server endpoint. This lets other AI tools, like Claude, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Copilot Studio, call Dash as a tool provider. They get access to your workspace’s connected tools, skills, and data through Dash’s permission and approval layer.

Why connect another AI tool to Dash

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You might already use Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or Copilot Studio for certain workflows. Instead of connecting each of those tools separately to HubSpot, Stripe, Google Sheets, and everything else, you connect them to Dash once. Dash handles the tool connections, permissions, and approvals.

The other AI tool sends a request to Dash. Dash runs it with the same access controls and approval gates as if you’d asked Dash directly in Slack or Teams.

Connect Claude Desktop

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  1. In Claude Desktop, go to Settings > MCP Servers.
  2. Add a new server with the Dash MCP URL (available on your workspace’s API Keys page at app.dashpup.ai).
  3. Authenticate with a Dash API key. See Create API keys to mint one.
  4. Claude can now call Dash’s tools.

Connect ChatGPT

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  1. In ChatGPT, go to Settings > Connected apps or use the MCP connection flow.
  2. Add the Dash MCP server URL.
  3. Authenticate with your Dash API key.
  4. ChatGPT can now use your Dash workspace’s tools.

Connect Microsoft Copilot Studio

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  1. In Copilot Studio, add a new MCP connector.
  2. Point it to the Dash MCP server URL.
  3. Authenticate with a Dash API key.
  4. Copilot can now call Dash’s tools in your flows.

What the external AI tool can do

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Once connected, the other AI tool can use any tool Dash has access to, subject to the same controls:

  • Read tools work automatically (if set to auto in your workspace).
  • Write tools go through Dash’s approval flow. The approval card appears in Slack or Teams, not in the other AI tool.
  • Blocked tools (set to off) are unavailable.

The external AI tool cannot bypass your workspace’s permissions. It acts through Dash, not around it.

What’s next

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