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Connect Claude.ai

Add NameBeta to Claude as a custom connector. A connector added on claude.ai is also available in Claude Desktop, Cowork and the Claude mobile apps.

Checked against vendor docs 2026-09-28, not tested end-to-end

The steps below follow the Claude Help Center article "Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP" (updated 2026-08-11). We have not yet completed a Claude.ai sign-in to NameBeta ourselves. Claude's menus change often; if a label below no longer matches, look for Connectors in Claude's settings. If sign-in fails, write to contact@namebeta.com with the error and the time in UTC.

Before you start​

  • A NameBeta account. If you do not have one, the sign-in page lets you create one, and the first authorization sets up your NameBeta account automatically.
  • Any Claude plan. Free plans allow one custom connector.

Add the server​

Pro and Max plans​

  1. In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
  2. Click +, then Add custom connector.
  3. Enter a name such as NameBeta and the URL https://namebeta.com/api/mcp. Leave Advanced settings empty — NameBeta needs no OAuth client ID or secret.
  4. Click Add.

Team and Enterprise plans​

An Owner or Primary Owner adds the connector once for the organization:

  1. Open Organization settings → Connectors and click Add.
  2. Hover over Custom and choose Web.
  3. Enter the URL https://namebeta.com/api/mcp and click Add.

Sign in​

Open Customize → Connectors and click Connect next to NameBeta. A NameBeta sign-in page opens; sign in and approve access on the consent screen.

In Team and Enterprise organizations, each member signs in with their own NameBeta account, and every member's calls count against their own NameBeta plan.

Try it​

Click + in the lower left of the message box, choose Connectors, and switch NameBeta on for the conversation. Then ask in plain language:

Is brewlab.com available? If not, which brewlab domains are, and which registrar is cheapest to renew them?

Claude picks the tools itself — here check_availability and then compare_prices. On 2026-09-29, brewlab.com was taken and brewlab.info and brewlab.online were available; a mixed answer like that comes from a live lookup.

Disconnect or switch account​

  • To stop using NameBeta, remove the connector under Customize → Connectors.
  • To use a different NameBeta account, see Switch accounts.

If it does not connect​

Claude connects to NameBeta from Anthropic's cloud, not from your computer, so local proxies and VPNs play no part. See Troubleshooting if the connector keeps asking you to sign in or reports an error.

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