![Private Clubs](https://www.theprivateclubs.com/logo.png)

# Set up the Private Clubs MCP

The person you are working with wants the Private Clubs MCP in this app: private membership clubs worldwide, searched and compared from chat. Find the app you are running in below and follow its section

- **Server key:** `private-clubs`
- **Address:** https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP, free, no account or key needed)
- **Older entry:** an entry named `clubs` is the same server under its old name, so replace it with `private-clubs` (each section says how)
- **Every app, with pictures:** https://www.theprivateclubs.com/mcp

## Before you start

- Show the person each command or config change, and run it once they agree
- Keep their other MCP servers: add `private-clubs` beside them, never replace the whole file
- Nothing to sign in to and no key to paste

## Check it worked

Start a new session if the app needs one, then ask "Search clubs in Florida". The `search_clubs` tool answers with clubs and a link to each profile

## Agent apps: run the setup

### Claude Code

- Needs Claude Code, user scope adds it to every project
- Added clubs before? Run claude mcp remove clubs first

1. Run this in your terminal

   ```shell
   claude mcp add --transport http private-clubs --scope user https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp
   ```

2. Ask about clubs: Start Claude Code, /mcp shows private-clubs connected

### Codex

- The Codex CLI, IDE extension and ChatGPT desktop app share this setup
- Added clubs before? Run codex mcp remove clubs first

1. Run this in your terminal

   ```shell
   codex mcp add private-clubs --url https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp
   ```

2. Ask about clubs: Start Codex and ask about a club

### Cursor

- Needs the Cursor app, the link opens it
- Added clubs before? Replace that older entry with private-clubs
- Cursor works best with about 40 tools across all servers, Private Clubs adds 5
- For the person, the same in one click (Add to Cursor): cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=private-clubs&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVwcml2YXRlY2x1YnMuY29tL2FwaS9tY3AifQ%3D%3D

1. Add the private-clubs server inside `mcpServers` in `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, beside any servers already there (create the file if it is missing)

   ```json
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "private-clubs": {
         "url": "https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp"
       }
     }
   }
   ```

2. Restart Cursor, then allow the Private Clubs tools when Cursor asks to run them

3. Ask about clubs: Open a chat in Cursor and ask about a club

### OpenClaw

- Needs OpenClaw, or use Control UI > Settings > MCP > Add server
- Added clubs before? Run openclaw mcp unset clubs first

1. Run this in your terminal

   ```shell
   openclaw mcp add private-clubs --url https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
   ```

2. Check the connection

   ```shell
   openclaw mcp doctor private-clubs --probe
   ```

### Hermes

- Needs Hermes Agent, the server goes in ~/.hermes/config.yaml
- Added clubs before? Run hermes mcp remove clubs first
- For the person, the same in one click (Add to Hermes): hermes://mcp/install?name=private-clubs&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVwcml2YXRlY2x1YnMuY29tL2FwaS9tY3AifQ

1. Add this to your config: Put private-clubs inside mcp_servers, beside servers already there (in `~/.hermes/config.yaml`)

   ```yaml
   mcp_servers:
     private-clubs:
       url: "https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp"
   ```

2. Check the connection

   ```shell
   hermes mcp test private-clubs
   ```

3. Reload: Start a new session, or type /reload-mcp in a running one

   ```shell
   /reload-mcp
   ```

### VS Code and GitHub Copilot

- Added clubs before? Replace that older entry with private-clubs

1. In VS Code, add the private-clubs server inside `servers` in `.vscode/mcp.json`, or in the user `mcp.json` that MCP: Open User Configuration opens for every workspace, beside any servers already there

   ```json
   {
     "servers": {
       "private-clubs": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp"
       }
     }
   }
   ```

2. Confirm that you trust the server when VS Code asks to start it

3. In the GitHub Copilot CLI, run this instead

   ```shell
   copilot mcp add --transport http private-clubs https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp
   ```

## Chat apps: tell the person the clicks

A chat app's assistant cannot add a connector itself, so give the person these steps for their app

### Claude

- Works on every Claude plan, Free holds one custom connector
- Added Clubs before? Replace that older entry with Private Clubs
- On Team and Enterprise, an owner adds it in Organization settings > Connectors
- For the person, the same in one click (Add to Claude): https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Private%20Clubs&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theprivateclubs.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp

As a custom connector:

1. Copy the address: `https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp`

2. Add a custom connector
   - Open Customize > Connectors, select +, then Add custom connector
   - Name it Private Clubs, paste the address and select Continue

3. Choose No sign in: Select Add, then ask Claude about a club

Or with the plugin file, as the page shows:

1. Download the plugin: https://www.theprivateclubs.com/mcp/private-clubs.claude-plugin.zip

2. Open Customize > Plugins, then choose Add > Upload plugin

3. Upload the ZIP and connect Private Clubs from the plugin's Connectors tab

4. Start asking: Private Clubs tools are then available in Claude, free and without an account

### ChatGPT

- Works on ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu, on the web
- Added Clubs before? Replace that older entry with Private Clubs
- Plus and Pro turn on Developer mode first, Business admins and owners add it

1. Copy the address: `https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp`

2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server

3. Name it Private Clubs, paste the address, set Authentication to No authentication, tick I understand and want to continue, then select Create as a plugin

4. Install and ask: Install it from Plugins > Personal, then type @ in a new chat and pick Private Clubs

### Grok

- Every Grok user can add it, Business and Enterprise admins add it for their team first
- Added Clubs before? Replace that older entry with Private Clubs

1. Copy the address: `https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp`

2. Go to grok.com/connectors, select New Connector, then Custom

3. Paste the address

4. Start asking: Private Clubs tools are then available in Grok, free and without an account

### Perplexity

- Works on Perplexity Pro, Max and Enterprise, Enterprise admins turn on member connectors first
- Added Clubs before? Replace that older entry with Private Clubs
- No Plugins in your sidebar? Use Customize > Connectors

1. Copy the address: `https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp`

2. Open Plugins in the sidebar, select Add custom, Connector, then Add MCP connector

3. Choose Remote, name it Private Clubs, paste the address, pick Streamable HTTP and set Authentication to None, tick the box, then select Add and the card

4. Pick it in each chat: Pick Private Clubs in the connector picker or @mention it, with Sources set to allow connectors

## Another app

Add a remote MCP server in the app's settings: name it Private Clubs, key `private-clubs`, address https://www.theprivateclubs.com/api/mcp, transport Streamable HTTP