Claude connects to Elium through MCP. It identifies itself to Elium on its own, with an identity that Anthropic publishes, so you do not need to create a connected app in Elium. See MCP authentication.

Add Elium to Claude

These steps use Claude in a web browser, with a Pro or Max plan. On a Team or Enterprise plan, an owner adds the connector first: see On a Team or Enterprise plan.

Open Customize, then Connectors.
Click Add in the top right corner, then click Add custom connector.
Complete the form:
- Name: Elium
- MCP server URL: https://your-platform-name.elium.com/services/mcp, with your Elium platform name in place of your-platform-name
Then click Continue.
Claude reads Elium’s OAuth configuration and selects the settings on its own: Sign in now under Authentication, and Use Claude’s published identity under OAuth client. Keep these settings and click Add. You do not need a client ID or a client secret.
Claude opens the new connector’s page. Click Connect.
Elium opens. Sign in if Elium asks you to. Claude asks for two permissions: to search and read the knowledge base, and to create articles. If you want Claude to read only, clear the second one. Then click Accept.
In a conversation, click + at the bottom left of the message box, open Connectors and check that Elium is switched on.

You can now search your Elium platform from a Claude conversation.

On a Team or Enterprise plan

An owner adds Elium once for the whole organisation. In Organization settings > Connectors, the owner clicks Add, chooses Custom > Web, then completes steps 3 and 4. Each member then opens Customize > Connectors, clicks Connect next to Elium and clicks Accept in Elium. See Anthropic’s instructions for custom connectors for the current screens.

Connect Claude to Elium

Add Elium to Claude

On a Team or Enterprise plan