Does Clerk have an MCP server?
Clerk maintains an official MCP server.
Clerk's MCP server (beta) serves SDK snippets and implementation guides. It doesn't manage users or organizations.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp
- Category
- Developer Tools
A remote server run by Clerk itself — nothing to install. Documented at clerk.com.
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http clerk https://mcp.clerk.com/mcpAdd --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"clerk": {
"url": "https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"clerk": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Does Clerk have an official MCP server?
Yes. Clerk maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp.
How do I connect Clerk to Claude?
Add https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http clerk https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the Clerk MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by Clerk, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
Clerk documents its hosted MCP server at mcp.clerk.com/mcp on clerk.com/docs (public beta, announced in Clerk's changelog). It is registered in the MCP Registry under Clerk's GitHub org as io.github.clerk/mcp-server. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
Clerk documents its hosted MCP server at mcp.clerk.com/mcp on clerk.com/docs (public beta, announced in Clerk's changelog). It is registered in the MCP Registry under Clerk's GitHub org as io.github.clerk/mcp-server.
- github data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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