Pre-requisites

You need to have:

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

Installation & Set-up

AI Conversational Interfaces – MCP Connector

You must install the MCP Connector in Claude Chat to be able to ask natural language questions related to Macrobond. Remember to prompt the AI to use Macrobond to search and retrieve data and economic intelligence.

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. You will be prompted to authenticate in a popup browser. Please enter your AI Data Feed Web API credentials provided to you in your welcome email.

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 - Test

Now you can test that the MCP Connector is working by asking a question in the Chat interface.
Remember to include Macrobond in the prompt e.g.

 

C. ChatGPT 

1. Open Settings.

2. Select Apps, then create app.

3. Input the following fields: 

Name: Macrobond
Connection (server URL): https://platform.macrobond.com/mcp
Advanced OAuth Settings: Client ID: macrobond_mcp_search_retrieval

Remember to tick the checkbox and click Create.

You will be prompted to sign in. You authenticate using the AI Data Feed Web API credentials you received in the welcome email. 

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.

To authenticate, copy and paste the URL in the browser and enter your AI Data Feed Web API credentials. These are the credentials you received in your welcome email.

You should see a success message:

Step 6: Type a test command

Please refer to: macrobond-platform/macrobond-plugins: Macrobond Plugins for AI Code Assistants

Copilot CLI – Macrobond Plugin

Step 1: Open Copilot in Terminal

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

You may see messages like the below, this is expected, please wait for the install to complete:

Step 3: Type “/plugin install macrobond@macrobond-plugins"

Step 4: Type /mcp and make sure the Macrobond MCP Connector is enabled and authenticated using your AI Data Feed Web API credentials that you received in your welcome email:

Step 5: Type a test command:

Please refer to: macrobond-platform/macrobond-plugins: Macrobond Plugins for AI Code Assistants

Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Step 1. Open Settings:

Step 2. Select Plugins and Install plugin from Source.

Step 3. Paste https://github.com/macrobond-platform/macrobond-plugins.git 

Then you will see:

If you click on macrobond, you will see:

Step 4. type /macrobond in the chat to use the plugin. You will see a popup:

Step 5: click copy URIs & proceed and you will be prompted to enter a client ID: 

Enter: macrobond_mcp_search_retrieval 

Then you will be asked for an optional client secret. Leave this field blank: 

Press enter.  

Step 6: You may be prompted to sign in: 

Step 7: You will need to authenticate using your AI Data Feed Web API credentials you received in your welcome email – click allow, and then open:

ChatGPT Codex

Step 1: Open Settings and select Plugins 

Step 2: Select Add Marketplace from the Plus sign
Step 3: Paste into source field and select add marketplace:  

https://github.com/macrobond-platform/macrobond-plugins.git 

Step 4: Go to Settings

Step 5: Under Integrations, select MCP servers – you should see the Macrobond MCP listed under “from plugins”. Authenticate using your AI Data Feed Web API credentials you received in your welcome email.  

Perplexity

Step 1: Select Customize and Connectors

Step 2: Select Add custom connector

Step 3: You will see this screen

Step 4: Enter the details as below:
Name: Macrobond 
MCP server URL https://platform.macrobond.com/mcp 
Open the Advanced section.

Step 5: Under Advanced, enter the following details
Client ID: macrobond_mcp_search_retrieval
Check the box and click Add.

Step 6: Check Connectors, you should see Macrobond appear. Select it.

Step 7: Select Add connector

Python - Web API

Please refer to: The Macrobond Data Web API feed – Macrobond Help

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