# How to Add a Custom MCP Server to Grok Bot

By [Florian Martens](https://pipe0.com/authors/florian-martens) · Published Sep 21, 2026

Source: https://pipe0.com/blog/add-custom-mcp-server-grok-bot

> Grok Bot has no settings screen for custom MCP servers. You add one by pasting the URL into the chat. Here is the exact exchange, using pipe0 as the server.

**TL;DR:** Grok Bot has no config file and no form for a custom MCP server. Paste the server URL into the chat and ask Grok to connect. Grok Bot will show a confirmation card and add the server to your account. If the server needs auth, a sign-in card is displayed in the chat.





Figuring out how to connect an MCP server to Grok Bot can be daunting.
You may navigate to the plugins section or your remote cursor account.

Neither place is correct.

The correct way to connect an MCP sever to Grok Bot is to paste the URL into its chat
and let Grok handle the rest.

## Example [#example]

Let's say you want to connect the [pipe0](https://pipe0.com) MCP server. Simply
go into any bot chat and say:

```txt
Can you connect this MCP server: https://api.pipe0.com/v1/mcp
```

The bot works out the rest. It checks the connector catalog, finds nothing,
and decides to add the URL as a custom remote MCP. It also reads the server's
auth setup to set up the connection correctly.

<img alt="Grok Bot's System chat showing a confirmation card titled &#x22;Add the pipe0 connector?&#x22; with the remote URL and Add pipe0 and Cancel buttons" src="__img0" />

After you've followed the instructions, your server should be connected.
Follow up in the same chat to be sure.


## FAQ

### Where do I add a custom MCP server in Grok Bot?

In the chat. Grok Bot has no settings form for custom MCP servers. Paste the server URL into any bot's chat and ask it to connect the server. The bot shows a confirmation card and registers the server on your account.

### How does authentication work for a custom MCP server in Grok Bot?

If the server needs auth, the bot posts a sign-in card in the chat after adding it. For OAuth servers such as pipe0 you approve access there. No API key or token is pasted anywhere.

### Are Grok Bot MCP connections global or isolated per bot?

MCP connections are global. Once connected you can access the MCP server from every bot.