Set up MCP connection within partners.one – partners.one

With a MCP connection, you can have partners.one at your fingertips in your preferred AI assistant, without even having to log in or open partners.one at all. In this guide, we explain how to add the partners.one MCP connection to your preferred AI assistant.

Getting your credentials

Generate an API key by going to Settings in the top menu and click on 'API keys' and then on 'Create API key'.
Fill out a description for your API key (for example, your_name's AI assistant) and click on 'Create API key'.
You will get an encrypted token which you can copy. Do so, and store it somewhere safe (for example, a notepad file on your computer).

The URL you will need to connect is:

https://portal.partners.one/mcp/

Make sure to save this somewhere as well, just like your token.

Connect to ChatGPT

In ChatGPT, go to Settings → Connectors.
If you don't see an option to add a custom/unverified connector, look for an "Advanced settings" toggle and turn on Developer mode — custom MCP connectors are usually hidden behind that.
Click Create (or "+ Create connector"). Fill in the connector details:

Name: something like "Partners.one"
MCP Server URL: https://portal.partners.one/mcp/
Authentication: choose the option for a static header (often labeled "API Key" or "Custom Header" rather than OAuth) and set:
- Header name: Authorization
- Header value: PASTE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE

Note: make sure your token starts with 'Basic' when pasting it.

4. Save/create the connector.

5. Enable it in a chat via the tools/"+" menu (some ChatGPT plans require turning a connector on per-conversation).

6. Test with something like "list plans from partners.one."

Connect to Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop and go to Settings → Developer.
Click "Edit Config" — this opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor (creating it if it doesn't exist yet).
Inside the mcpServers object, add an entry for Partners.one:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "partners-one": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://portal.partners.one/mcp/",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "PASTE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Save the file.

5. Fully quit and restart Claude desktop.

6. Test with something like "list plans from partners.one."

Connect to Google Gemini

Edit ~/.gemini/settings.json or .gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "partners-one": {
      "httpUrl": "https://portal.partners.one/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "PASTE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

2. Save and then restart Gemini.

Connect to Microsoft Copilot

Note: this is for Github Copilot Chat within VSCode. For the Enterprise Copilot plan, you will need to contact your administrator.

Within VS Code, open the Command Palette -> MCP: Open User Configuration.

This will open your mcp.json, where you can add:

{ "servers": { 
"partners-one": { 
"type": "http", 
"url": "https://portal.partners.one/mcp/", 
"headers": { 
"Authorization": "PASTE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" } 
    } 
  } 
}

3. Save the file, then reload the MCP server.

Connect to Cursor/Windsurf

Create ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or edit it, when it already exists).
Add the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "partners-one": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://portal.partners.one/mcp/",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Basic bGl2ZV9tbXAzYmtsdTk2dXJ6OTdsOkh0RmhXV1lnekt5S0xGWWJ3b2xyQmVXNUlobnJWaGJqZFpRSUJIblVlaElMNjc2TWRvZlFJazdrOTNqRE9YaFA="
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart the editor after saving.