Pre-requisites
Installation & Set-up
- AI Conversational Interfaces – MCP + Skill in Claude Chat
- AI Coding Environments – Macrobond Plugin
  - Claude Code
  - Copilot CLI – Macrobond Plugin
Python - Web API

Pre-requisites

You need to have:

Your AI Data Feed Web API credentials provided to you by Macrobond
Access to the Macrobond Github repository (links are embedded below in the documentation)
Depending on your company’s IT and security policies, you may need to allow-list certain IP addresses.

Installation & Set-up

AI Conversational Interfaces – MCP + Skill in Claude Chat

You must install both the MCP Connector and the Skill in Claude Chat for the best results.

A. Claude Chat – MCP Connector

Step 1: Open Claude Settings:

Step 2: Select Connectors and then Customize:

Step 3: on the Connectors tab, select the + icon and Add custom connector:

Step 4: enter the following details and click Add:

Name: Macrobond
URL: https://platform.macrobond.com/mcp
Client ID: macrobond_mcp_search_retrieval
Client Secret: This is optional, leave this field blank.

Step 5: click Connect

Step 6: You can configure the permissions but all of the tools must be enabled to use all the features Macrobond has to offer. We do not recommend setting anything to Blocked.

B. Claude Chat – Skill

Step 1: Open Claude Settings.

Step 2: Select Connectors and then Customize:

Step 3: on the Skills tab, select the + icon:

Step 4: select Create Skill and then Upload a Skill:

Step 5: drag the Zip file below into the drop zone:
The zip can be found on the Github repository: macrobond-platform/macrobond-plugins: Macrobond Plugins for AI Code Assistants

Step 6: ensure the skill is enabled:

C. Claude Chat - Test

Now you can test that the MCP Connector & Skill are working by asking a question in the Chat interface.

AI Coding Environments – Macrobond Plugin

The Macrobond Plugin has packaged both the Skill & MCP together.

Claude Code

Step 1: Open Claude Code in the terminal

Step 2: type: /plugin marketplace add macrobond-platform/macrobond-plugins

You should see a success message:

Step 3: type: /plugin install macrobond@macrobond-plugins

We recommend installing for user scope

Step 4: Exit Claude Code and open the application again or type /reload-plugins

Step 5: Type /mcp
Make sure the Macrobond MCP is activated and that you are authenticated to the MCP. If you have installed the Connector before [see <Conversational Interfaces>], the Connector will replace the MCP Server.