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Connect Claude (MCP)

Connect Press Ranger to Claude and you can manage your press releases and companies right from a conversation. Ask it to "draft a launch announcement for Acme," "add our new company," or "show me my recent releases," all without leaving your AI assistant.

This works through MCP (the Model Context Protocol), an open standard for connecting AI assistants to the tools you already use. Once connected, Claude can act on your Press Ranger account on your behalf, and only on the data you own.

The connection is rolling out gradually. When it's enabled for your account, a Connect MCP item appears under Settings. If you don't see it yet and want early access, contact support.

What Claude can do

After you connect, Claude can:

  • List your companies and create or update them, including name, description, website, location, and logo.
  • List and read your press releases, including the full headline, subheadline, and body.
  • Create a new press release for one of your companies. You write the brief in plain language and Claude drafts it; Press Ranger stores it as an editable draft.
  • Edit an existing draft, changing the headline, body, photo, and more.

Everything Claude creates lands in your account as a draft for you to review and publish in the web app. Claude never publishes or distributes anything on its own.

What it can't do

  • It can only see and change your own companies and press releases, never anyone else's.
  • It can't publish or send a press release to distribution. Publishing always happens in the Press Ranger web app, where you confirm the details and any costs.
  • Released, queued, or scheduled press releases are locked, so Claude can't change them, just like in the editor.

Connecting Claude

Open Settings → Connect MCP in Press Ranger to find your connection details. There are two ways to connect, depending on how you use Claude.

Claude web & desktop (one click)

  1. In Press Ranger, go to Settings → Connect MCP and copy your connection URL (it looks like https://pressranger.com/mcp).
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Paste the connection URL and confirm.
  4. Claude sends you to Press Ranger to authorize access. You're already signed in, so just review what Claude is asking for and click Authorize. You'll be returned to Claude, connected.

No password or token to copy. You can revoke access at any time from Settings → Connect MCP.

Claude Code (terminal)

Run the command shown on your Connect MCP page:

claude mcp add --transport http pressranger https://pressranger.com/mcp

The first time Claude Code uses the connection it opens your browser to authorize, the same as above.

Prefer a token instead of the browser flow? Generate one on the Connect MCP page and add it as a header:

claude mcp add --transport http pressranger https://pressranger.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
Treat an access token like a password. It grants access to your Press Ranger account, and you can reveal, copy, or revoke your tokens any time from the Connect MCP page.

Tips for great results

  • Be specific about the company. Ask Claude to list your companies first, then tell it which one a release is for.
  • Give Claude the facts. The more context you provide (what you're announcing, key quotes, the spokesperson), the stronger the draft.
  • Add a photo by URL. Releases with an image perform noticeably better. Paste a public image link and Claude will attach it.
  • Review before publishing. Open the draft's edit link, confirm everything reads well, then publish from the web app.

Managing your connection

Everything about the connection lives on Settings → Connect MCP:

  • See and copy the connection URL.
  • Generate, reveal, or revoke access tokens.
  • Disconnect an assistant whenever you like; revoking access takes effect immediately.
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