# Claude Code

> Add the Nodaro MCP server to Claude Code with one terminal command, sign in with OAuth through /mcp, and create images, video and films from Claude Code.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/mcp/connect/claude-code

You connect **Claude Code** to Nodaro by adding the Nodaro MCP server, `https://mcp.nodaro.ai/mcp`, with one command in your terminal. After you sign in with your Nodaro account, Claude can call every Nodaro tool you allowed from a Claude Code session. Every result is also saved to your Nodaro library.

## Connect Claude Code

### Add Nodaro

Open a terminal in your project's folder and run:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http nodaro https://mcp.nodaro.ai/mcp
```

Run the command in the terminal, not inside a Claude Code session. Claude Code adds a server named `nodaro`, and `claude mcp list` shows it as **Needs authentication** until you sign in.

### Sign in

Start Claude Code in the same folder and run `/mcp`. Select `nodaro`, press Enter and choose **Authenticate**. Your browser opens the Nodaro sign-in page. Sign in with your Nodaro account, review the permissions on the consent screen, and click **Allow**.

### Start creating

Back in Claude Code, Nodaro shows as connected. Ask Claude to use Nodaro, for example: "Show me my Nodaro projects." or "Create a storyboard from this script." If Claude Code asks for permission the first time Claude calls a Nodaro tool, approve it.

By default, Claude Code adds Nodaro only to the project where you ran the command. To use Nodaro in every project, add `--scope user` to the command.

The Nodaro plugin for Claude Code adds the same server, together with the Nodaro SDK skill. See [Agent skills](https://nodaro.ai/docs/developers/agent-skills).

## Check or remove the server

Run these commands in your terminal:

```bash
claude mcp list
claude mcp remove nodaro
```

The first command lists your MCP servers with their status, so you can check that Nodaro is connected. The second command removes Nodaro from Claude Code. To also end Claude Code's access to your Nodaro account, revoke it under **Settings › Connected apps**, at [app.nodaro.ai/settings/connected-apps](https://app.nodaro.ai/settings/connected-apps).

## Upload files from your project

Claude Code can run shell commands, so it can send local files to Nodaro directly. `prepare_image_upload`, `prepare_audio_upload` and `prepare_video_upload` return a presigned upload URL and the file's public URL. Claude Code uploads the file with `curl -X PUT` and passes the public URL to the next tool. See [Upload tools](https://nodaro.ai/docs/mcp/tools/uploads).

## Make a film in Claude Code

Ask Claude for a trailer, a short film or a music video, and it loads the [Film Director](https://nodaro.ai/docs/mcp/film-director) skill from Nodaro. Claude then builds an editable workflow on your canvas, one approved stage at a time. The skill was tested in Claude Code. In Claude Code, you can also install the skill as a local file, which is how you use the Film Director with a self-hosted install.

## If the connection fails

- **The browser does not open when you choose Authenticate.** Copy the URL that Claude Code shows in the terminal and open it in your browser.
- **The sign-in fails.** Check that the URL is exactly `https://mcp.nodaro.ai/mcp`, with no trailing slash. To fix a wrong URL, run `claude mcp remove nodaro` and add the server again.
- **`/mcp` does not list Nodaro.** You added the server in another project. Run the `claude mcp add` command again in this project.
- **Nodaro is connected but lists no tools.** Some permissions were not granted. Run `/mcp`, select `nodaro`, choose **Clear authentication**, and sign in again with every permission allowed.

More fixes are in [Troubleshooting](https://nodaro.ai/docs/mcp/troubleshooting).

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I add Nodaro to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http nodaro https://mcp.nodaro.ai/mcp in your terminal. Then start Claude Code, run /mcp, select nodaro and sign in with your Nodaro account.

### Why does Claude Code show Nodaro as Needs authentication?

You have not signed in yet. Run /mcp in Claude Code, select nodaro and choose Authenticate. Your browser opens the Nodaro sign-in page, and after you allow access, Nodaro shows as connected.

### Do I need a Nodaro API key or a client secret for Claude Code?

No. Claude Code is one of the clients that can register with Nodaro by itself, and it signs you in with OAuth in your browser. You only need your Nodaro account.

### Can Claude Code upload local files to Nodaro?

Yes. The prepare upload tools return a presigned upload URL. Claude Code can run shell commands, so it sends a local file to that URL with a single curl command.