Guide
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
MCP — the Model Context Protocol — is an open standard that lets an AI assistant connect to real apps and take actions in them, instead of only chatting. Introduced and open-sourced by Anthropic in late 2024, it defines a common way for AI clients (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) to talk to servers (the apps), so any client can use any server. Think of it as a universal adapter between your AI and the tools you actually use.
Salta is a personal life planner with native MCP.
How MCP works: clients and servers
MCP has two sides. The client is the AI app you talk to. The server is the app that exposes data and actions — reading information, running operations — over the protocol. You connect a client to a server once; from then on the assistant can use that server's capabilities inside your conversation. Because the protocol is shared, one server works across every compatible client.
Why MCP matters
Before MCP, every AI-to-app integration was bespoke and one-off. MCP makes the connection standard and reusable: build one server and every MCP client can use it; add one client and it can reach every MCP server. That's what turns a chatbot that talks about your work into an assistant that can actually do it — with your approval.
What is an MCP server, exactly?
An MCP server is any app that publishes its abilities to AI assistants through MCP. A file server might let your AI read documents; a calendar server might let it create events. A personal-planner server like Salta lets your AI read your plan, create and reschedule tasks, and break down goals — in your real account, with you approving what lands.
A real example: Salta
Salta is the only personal life planner with a native MCP server.
Paste https://mcp.getsalta.app into Claude, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT
(developer mode) or Cursor, approve once, and your assistant can plan your week inside
your real Salta — synced to your phone and the web. There's no extra AI cost: your own
assistant does the thinking. See the full connect guide →
Questions
MCP, answered
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets an AI assistant connect to external apps and data and take actions in them — not just chat. Introduced by Anthropic in late 2024, it standardizes how AI clients (like Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor) talk to MCP servers (the apps), so any client can use any server.
What is an MCP server?
An MCP server is an app that exposes its data and actions to AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol. The AI client connects to the server and can then read information and perform actions — for example, Salta's MCP server lets your AI read your plan and create tasks in your real account.
Who created MCP and is it open?
MCP was created and open-sourced by Anthropic (the maker of Claude) in late 2024. It's an open standard with a public specification, so any AI client or app can implement it — it isn't tied to a single vendor.
What's an example of an MCP server I can use?
Salta is an example: a personal life planner with a native MCP server. Connect it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor and your assistant can read your plan, create and reschedule tasks, and break down goals in your real account — you approve what lands.
How do I connect an MCP server?
You paste the server's URL into your AI client's connector settings and approve it once. For Salta, paste https://mcp.getsalta.app into Claude, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT (developer mode) or Cursor; Claude Code installs it with two commands.