Connect Sightnote to ChatGPT, Claude and other apps

Use Sightnote from inside a chat app. Ask for notes, flashcards and your hours without leaving the chat. It is the same account, plan and hours as the Sightnote app.

The connector link

Every app asks for this one link:

https://sightnote.ai/mcp

The first time, the app sends you to Sightnote to sign in (phone, Google, or email and password) and shows a screen asking what it may do. Nothing connects until you press Allow.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT adds Sightnote as a custom connector (an app) in developer mode. OpenAI offers custom connectors on some paid plans and changes this often, so check that your plan shows it.

In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Apps (or Connectors), then Advanced settings, and turn on Developer mode.
Choose Create app (or Add connector). Name it Sightnote.
Paste the link above as the MCP server URL and choose OAuth as the sign-in.
Connect, sign in to Sightnote, and press Allow.
In a new chat, pick Sightnote from the tools, then ask for what you want.

OpenAI's guide to custom connectors (opens in a new tab)

Claude

claude.ai and Claude Desktop

Open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector.
Name it Sightnote and paste the link above. Leave any client ID fields empty.
Add it, press Connect, sign in to Sightnote and press Allow.
In a chat, turn the Sightnote connector on, then ask for what you want.

Anthropic lets Free (one custom connector), Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans add one. Team and Enterprise owners may need to allow it first.

Anthropic's guide to custom connectors (opens in a new tab)

Claude Code

In a terminal, run:

claude mcp add --transport http sightnote https://sightnote.ai/mcp

Then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose sightnote and choose Authenticate. A browser opens so you can sign in and press Allow.

Claude Code's guide to MCP servers (opens in a new tab)

Cursor and VS Code

Cursor

Open Cursor Settings, then MCP, then add a server, or put this in your mcp.json. Cursor opens the sign-in when you connect.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sightnote": {
      "url": "https://sightnote.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor's guide to MCP (opens in a new tab)

VS Code

Run the command MCP: Add Server, choose HTTP and paste the link, or put this in .vscode/mcp.json. Start the server from the editor and sign in when asked.

{
  "servers": {
    "sightnote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sightnote.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code's guide to MCP servers (opens in a new tab)

Menus and plans in these apps change. The steps above were checked against each app's own guide on 9 November 2026. If a menu has moved, follow the app's guide linked above with the same link.

What you can do

Once connected, the app can use these eight tools for you. You just ask in plain words.

quote_youtube_videoChecks a YouTube link before anything starts: the title, how much will be processed, and how many hours it will use.
submit_youtube_videoStarts making notes from a YouTube link, only after you confirm the hours.
get_job_statusShows how far a video has got, and whether its notes are ready.
list_libraryLists the videos in your library, newest first.
get_notesReads the study notes of a video. Every point has a timestamp link back to the video.
get_flashcardsLists the flashcards of a video, so the app can quiz you.
get_quick_revisionReads the one-page quick revision sheet of a video.
get_usageShows your plan, the hours you have left, when they reset and how many videos are processing.

Things to try:

“Make notes of this lecture: <YouTube link>”
“Quiz me with flashcards from my last video.”
“Show my quick revision sheet for the thermodynamics video.”
“Show the notes in Hinglish.”
“How many hours do I have left?”

Only YouTube links work in chat. To use a video file, upload it in the Sightnote app.

Hours and limits

The hours, plan and limits are the same as in the app. A video made in chat shows in your library, and the other way round.
Only the first 30 minutes of a video are processed. The app tells you this and shows the hours it will use, and nothing starts until you confirm.
Videos already in the Sightnote library cost nothing. If a video fails, the hours held for it are given back.
You buy or change a plan only on the Sightnote website, never in chat.
Free hours still need a verified phone number on your account.
Your plan also limits how many videos can process at once. Over that, a new video is refused, not queued.

Privacy and control

The app sees only what you allow on the Sightnote screen that appears when you connect.
To disconnect, go to Settings, then Connected apps, and remove the app. It stops working straight away.
Settings also has Log out everywhere and disconnect all apps.
Connected to the wrong account? Press Cancel on that screen, log out of Sightnote, and connect again with the right account.

If something goes wrong

This request has expired. The sign-in page waited too long. Go back to the app and start connecting again.
The app says it is not connected, or stops answering. Disconnect Sightnote in the app, remove it from Settings, then Connected apps in Sightnote, and add it again.
insufficient_credits. You do not have enough hours for that video. Check your hours on the Sightnote website, or pick a shorter video. Plans are bought on the website.
processing_limit_reached. Your plan's limit of videos processing at once is full. Wait for one to finish, then ask again.

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