# Let Claude read and act on websites (/docs/claude)


Claude cannot reliably use most websites on its own. Add Bowmark as a connector and Claude
gets two calls: `get_library` finds the typed functions for a site or a task, and `run`
runs a short script against them on the live site and hands back structured results.
Both are MCP tools that Claude calls through the connector: `get_library` is an MCP tool, not a
function you can use inside a script.

## claude.ai

1. Open **Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector**.
2. Name it `Bowmark` and paste:

```
https://api.bowmark.ai/mcp/claude-connector
```

3. Click **Connect** and sign in.

No API key: the Claude app signs in for you.

## Claude Desktop

Download [`bowmark.mcpb`](https://github.com/bowmark-ai/mcp/releases/latest/download/bowmark.mcpb)
and double-click it.

## Claude Code

The plugin adds the MCP server and the Bowmark skill in one step:

```sh
claude plugin marketplace add bowmark-ai/plugin
claude plugin install bowmark@bowmark-ai
```

Or add the MCP server on its own with an API key from
[dashboard/keys](https://bowmark.ai/dashboard/keys):

```sh
claude mcp add bowmark --transport http https://api.bowmark.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $BOWMARK_API_KEY"
```

## Make Claude use it first

In the Claude app, open **Settings → General → "What personal preferences should Claude
consider in responses?"** and paste:

```
When a task needs a live website (prices, stock, tickets, bookings, search results, a form), use the Bowmark connector first: call get_library with the site's name, then run what fits. Only open a browser if Bowmark has nothing for that site.
```

Without it, Claude tends to try each site itself and ask permission site by site. In Claude
Code, put the same line in `CLAUDE.md`
([full rules text](/docs/installation#make-your-agent-check-bowmark-first)).

## Which sites

Ask Claude "what can Bowmark do on \<site>?" and it calls `get_library` for that site. The
full list of covered sites and their functions is on [Providers](/docs/providers). Each one is
tested on a schedule.

## Cost

Your first $10 of usage is free, no card needed. Add a card at
[dashboard/billing](https://bowmark.ai/dashboard/billing) to go past it
([Pricing](/docs/pricing)).

## FAQ

**Can Claude log in to sites for me?** Yes, where a site has a typed provider with a
`login()`. You store the login once and Claude never sees the password
([how stored logins work](/docs/scripting#storing-a-login-for-an-unattended-script)).

**Does Claude need to drive a browser for this?** No. Claude calls Bowmark's functions and
gets typed results back.

**What if a site is not covered?** Claude can call `report` with the site and what you wanted
(`report` is an MCP tool only).
That request goes to the Bowmark team.

  The same connector works in ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and any MCP host:
  see [Installation](/docs/installation).