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Connect Virgil to Claude

Two minutes, then Claude keeps Virgil across chats. Virgil connects as a custom MCP connector. The address to paste is https://mcp.virgilknows.com/mcp, and sign-in is Virgil's branded sign-in: your email and your code.

Connect Claude

1. Your name, bottom-left → Settings. The "Instructions for Claude" field is right here. That is where the blurb goes.
2. Customize → Connectors → "Add" → "Add custom connector". (Connectors moved under Customize in Claude's July 2026 redesign - the old Settings → Connectors page now just points there.)
3. Name: Virgil. Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.virgilknows.com/mcp → Add.
4. Virgil appears in your connectors list → Connect → Virgil's branded sign-in → enter your email and your code.
5. Done. Next chat: "+" bottom-left → Connectors → toggle Virgil on. Claude keeps this across chats - one and done.

These menus get renamed every few months. Three things never change: the name (Virgil), the address (https://mcp.virgilknows.com/mcp), and the branded email-plus-code sign-in. Wherever your Claude adds a custom connector this week, those three carry you through.

Add the blurb

Paste the instruction blurb into Settings → "Instructions for Claude". The blurb is how Virgil shows up ready instead of a stranger you re-introduce. It tells Claude to check Virgil first, save as you go, and flag what came from the record.

One-click copy lives at virgilknows.com/setup.

Verify it works

Save one real fact with: Virgil, save this: ...

Then open a fresh chat and ask, "What do you know about me?" Recall favors named subjects, so asking about a named person, company, or project is the most reliable way in.

Claude specifics

Connect once, then Claude keeps Virgil across chats. The sign-up code is needed only the first time you connect Virgil, whichever app you start with - connecting ChatGPT or Grok later never needs the original sign-up code.

Small FAQ

Where is my sign-up code? It lives only in the welcome email, subject "Virgil is ready", from verify@mail.indistinct.ai. It is single-use, lasts 7 days, and is needed only the first time you connect Virgil, in whichever app you start with.

What happens later? Connecting a second app later, or reconnecting, uses your email plus a fresh 6-digit code emailed at that moment. Each fresh code lasts 10 minutes and works once. Reconnect codes, the second app, import, and export pickup all go only to the confirmed address.

Does the connection expire? The connection renews about once a month for safety. A re-sign-in with email plus a fresh 6-digit code is normal, and the original sign-up code is never needed again.