# Connect Scovell to Claude

Connect your Scovell account to Claude, screen a name in the conversation and review the results without switching tools.

**Before you start:** have your Scovell login ready and use a Claude account with custom connectors enabled.

## 1. Open Connectors in Claude

Open Claude and go to **Settings → Connectors**. Depending on your version, this may appear under **Customize → Connectors**. Select **Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

> Using a work account? Your workspace administrator may need to enable or add custom connectors first.

## 2. Add Scovell and paste the connector address

Enter **Scovell** as the name. In the server URL field, paste the address below, including **/mcp**. Then select **Continue**.

```text
https://scovell.rotundahq.com/mcp
```

![Claude Add custom connector dialog with Scovell as the name and the Scovell MCP URL entered.](https://rotundahq.com/assets/scovell-guides/claude/add-connector.png)

## 3. Keep the detected sign-in settings

Choose **Sign in now** under Authentication and **Register automatically** under OAuth client, as shown. This lets you connect using your Scovell account.

![Claude connector settings showing Sign in now and Register automatically selected.](https://rotundahq.com/assets/scovell-guides/claude/authentication.png)

## 4. Finish adding the connector

Scroll to the bottom of the dialog. Leave **Request headers** empty and the advanced settings unchanged. Select **Add**. You do not need to enter an API key or create your own OAuth client for this setup.

![The Add button at the bottom of the Claude custom connector settings is circled.](https://rotundahq.com/assets/scovell-guides/claude/confirm-add.png)

## 5. Sign in to Scovell and approve the connection

A Scovell page titled **Connect Claude to Scovell** opens. Enter your **Scovell email and password**, review the access requested and select **Approve**. If you do not have an account yet, create one at [Scovell](https://scovell.rotundahq.com/), then return to connect.

> Enter your password on the Scovell sign-in page, not in a Claude conversation. Screening through the connector uses your Scovell account and its usage allowance. If the connector remains disconnected, return to Connectors and select Connect beside Scovell.

## 6. Enable Scovell in your conversation

Start a new Claude chat. Select the **+** beside the message box, open **Connectors** and turn **Scovell** on. If it is already enabled, you are ready to screen.

## 7. Ask Claude to run a screening

Try the example below. When Claude asks to use **Screen name from Scovell**, select **Allow once** to authorise this request. Claude also offers Always allow if you prefer to grant ongoing permission for that tool.

```text
Please use Scovell to screen the company GV Gold.
```

![Claude asks permission to use the Scovell Screen name tool, with an Allow once button.](https://rotundahq.com/assets/scovell-guides/claude/allow-screening.png)

## 8. Review the candidate matches

Claude displays the Scovell result in the conversation. Review the candidate matches, source references and screening reference. Compare identifying details and check the original sources before deciding whether a result is a true match.

![An example Claude response displaying Scovell candidate matches, source lists and references.](https://rotundahq.com/assets/scovell-guides/claude/review-results.png)

> Illustrative screenshot from 18 September 2026. Results can change as source data changes. A similarity score is not a probability of identity, and Claude’s summary is not a verified finding. “None” means no results returned for that screening, not a guarantee that no risk exists.

Checked 18 September 2026. [Claude connector instructions](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp).