Set up Claude

Connect Claude Code or Claude Desktop to ScienceToStartup using the remote MCP endpoint. Claude can discover papers, inspect proof surfaces, and execute workspace actions.

Two config locations

Claude Code reads from ~/.claude/mcp.json. Claude Desktop uses its own settings file. Both accept the same MCP server format shown below.

Get your API key

Create a developer key at /developers/keys. You will use this key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Configure Claude

Add the ScienceToStartup MCP entry to your Claude config. For Claude Code, edit ~/.claude/mcp.json. For Claude Desktop, add the server in Settings > MCP.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sciencetostartup": {
      "url": "https://sciencetostartup.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer s2s_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify the connection

Restart Claude Code or Claude Desktop to pick up the new config. The MCP server should appear in the tool list. Run whoami to confirm your identity.

# In Claude Code, the tools appear automatically.
# Verify by asking Claude:
"What tools do you have from sciencetostartup?"

# Or test directly with curl:
curl -X POST https://sciencetostartup.com/api/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer s2s_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/list","id":1}'

Try it

Ask Claude to search for a paper or explore the Signal Canvas. Claude will use the MCP tools to query ScienceToStartup directly.

# Ask Claude Code:
"Search ScienceToStartup for recent papers on protein folding"

# Or call the tool directly:
"Use the search_papers tool to find papers about CRISPR delivery"