How do you connect Koala to Claude and other AI tools?

You add one URL to your AI assistant as a custom connector, and Koala shows up as a set of tools it can use. In Claude that takes about a minute. Once it is connected you can ask Claude to see today's plan, add new work that Koala breaks down and schedules for you, or log what you have already finished, all without leaving the chat.

What is MCP, in plain terms?

MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets an AI assistant talk to an outside tool in a way the tool understands. Think of it as a socket. Koala publishes a set of actions on that socket, and any assistant that speaks MCP can plug in and use them.

You do not need to know how it works to use it. The practical version: connect Koala once, and Claude can read and update your plan the same way you would, on your behalf.

What can Claude do once Koala is connected?

It works with your real plan, not a copy of it. Once connected, your assistant can:

• See your plan. Ask what is on today, what the week looks like, or where a piece of work stands, and it reads straight from Koala.
• Add work. Describe something in your own words and Koala breaks it into steps sized to real time and schedules them across your days, the same as it does in the app.
• Log what you finished. Tell it what you have done and it marks those tasks complete, or records work you finished away from Koala, so your plan stays honest.
• Start and schedule. Pull a task into today, start the one you are working on, or note your energy so the day flexes to match it.

The point is you can stay in the tool you are already thinking in. If you plan out loud with Claude, the plan lands in Koala without a second round of typing.

What does a workflow actually look like?

Because Claude can reach both the tools you already use and Koala, you can set up workflows that keep Koala fed without copying anything across by hand. One example:

Sample workflow

In Claude Cowork, set up a routine:

1. 1

   After each meeting, Claude reads the transcript for your action items.

2. 2

   With Koala connected over MCP, it creates those actions for you automatically, broken into scheduled tasks and prioritised across your days.

3. 3

   You just attend your meetings as normal and each morning check Koala to see the deep work tasks on your plate each day.

You set it up once and it runs on its own. The same idea works for anything Claude can read: turn a brief into scheduled tasks, or file the action items straight off a call, so your plan stays current without the manual step.

How do you connect Koala to Claude?

You add Koala as a custom connector using its public URL. In Claude:

1. Open Claude's settings and go to Connectors.
2. Choose to add a custom connector.
3. Paste Koala's URL: https://mcp.koalaforwork.com/mcp
4. Approve the connection and sign in with your Koala account when prompted. That last step is what links it to your plan, so nothing is shared until you say yes.

You will find the same URL inside Koala, under Settings, so you can copy it straight from there. To disconnect at any time, remove the connector in your assistant's settings.

Which AI tools does this work with?

Any assistant that supports custom MCP connectors. Claude is the one most people use it with, and the steps above are written for Claude. The same URL works anywhere you can add a remote MCP server, so as more assistants add support, Koala works with them with no change on your side.

Alongside MCP, Koala also connects to Google Calendar so it can plan around your meetings, and to Granola so your meeting notes become actions. MCP is the one that opens Koala up to AI assistants specifically.

What can it see, and can I turn it off?

The connection uses your own Koala login. When you add the connector you are asked to sign in and approve it, and until you do, it has no access to anything. Once approved, it can see and update the same plan you see: your actions, your tasks and what you have marked done.

You stay in control. Remove the connector in your assistant's settings whenever you want, and the access ends.

If you already use Koala, you can connect it in about a minute from Settings. If you are new, start free and set up your plan first, then connect your assistant to it.

Sources: MCP (the Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools. Koala runs a hosted MCP server at mcp.koalaforwork.com/mcp that any MCP-capable assistant can connect to.