# Connect Bytown to Claude

> Add Bytown to Claude once and ask about your ads in any chat, on the web, the desktop app or your phone. Claude Code takes one command.

Source: https://bytown.co/docs/connect-claude · Updated October 20, 2026

Claude's free plan allows one custom connector, and paid plans allow more. On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner may need to allow custom connectors first. Bytown works on Pro and Max, with standard MCP on Pro and advanced MCP on Max.
## Claude on the web and desktop

[Watch: How to Connect Bytown to Claude: MCP Setup + First Prompt (1:17)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kd7wvAWqdA)
### Open Connectors
In Claude, open **Settings**, then **Connectors** under **Customize**.

### Add a custom connector
Choose **Add**, then **Add custom connector**. Name it **Bytown**, paste the connector URL and choose **Continue**.

```text Connector URL
https://ads.bytown.co/mcp
```

### Sign in to Bytown
Claude opens Bytown's sign-in page. Sign in with email or Google, choose the business Claude should work on, then choose **Allow access**.

### Ask your first question
Start a new chat and try **List my ad accounts**. Claude answers from your connected accounts.
Connectors you add on the web also work in the Claude desktop app and on your phone, so set it up once.

## Claude Code

Run this in your terminal. Then start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, choose **bytown** and follow the sign-in link.

```bash Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http bytown https://ads.bytown.co/mcp
```

## Your first prompts

```text Try these in Claude
List my ad accounts.
How did my Google campaigns perform last week vs the week before?
Audit my search terms and add negatives for anything irrelevant.
Which campaigns spent money with zero conversions this month?
```

When Claude proposes a change, it shows the summary and asks you to confirm. Say yes in the chat, and Claude may ask you to allow the action as well. More ideas are in [Prompts and routines](/docs/assistant-prompts).

## Switch business or disconnect

Claude works on one business at a time. To change it, open **Connections → AI assistants** in Bytown while you're in the business Claude works on, choose **Disconnect** next to Claude, then connect again from Claude and pick the other business.

You can also remove the connector inside Claude from **Settings → Connectors**. Disconnecting in Bytown cuts access straight away.

## Common questions

### Why can't I see Add custom connector in Claude?

On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner may need to allow custom connectors first, so ask your Claude admin. On the free plan you can add one custom connector, so remove another one first if you've used it. Once Bytown is added on the web, it follows you to the desktop app and your phone.

### Does Claude remember my ads between chats?

Claude reads your accounts fresh each time it uses Bytown, so answers reflect the latest numbers. Keep Bytown switched on for the chats where you work on ads. You can ask Claude to list your ad accounts at the start of any chat to check the connection is live.