Connect AI tools (MCP)

Let Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex and other MCP clients read your meetings and guides, or record and share for you, at the level you choose.

BestShot comes with an MCP server, so AI tools such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Codex can use it. They can read your meetings, transcripts and guides, and, if you allow it, record, take screenshots, run meetings and share links. Everything stays on your computer: BestShot opens no network port.

Choose an access level

AI tools are Off until you choose a level in Settings → AI tools.

Settings → AI tools with the Off, Read, Act and Full access levels and the Ask before an AI tool captures switch

Level	What AI tools can do
Off	Nothing. This is the default.
Read	Read your meetings, transcripts, summaries, guides, lists of recordings and screenshots, status and settings.
Act	Also record, take screenshots, start meetings, export, rename, summarize, ask your meetings, edit meeting and guide text, and create guides.
Full	Also share Watch links, move items to the Trash, send notetakers, and upload to Google Drive or Trello.

Reading meetings and guides works even while BestShot is closed. Everything else needs BestShot running.

Set up your AI tool

Lower on the same page, Set up an AI tool has the setup for each tool, ready to copy:

Claude Code: run the claude mcp add bestshot … command shown.
Claude Desktop: add the bestshot entry to Claude Desktop's config file, then restart Claude.
Codex: add the [mcp_servers.bestshot] lines to Codex's config.toml.
Other MCP clients: use the command shown, with no arguments.

BestShot never edits your AI tool's settings for you. Then try something like "Ask my meetings what Lee promised this week" or "Create a guide from my newest recording".

You stay in control

Ask before an AI tool captures (on by default): the first time each AI tool records, takes a screenshot, starts a meeting or sends a notetaker, BestShot asks you: Deny, Allow once or Always for this session.
Captures are never silent. They show BestShot's own recording bar, meeting bar or screenshot toast, with a badge naming the AI tool, and you can stop them as usual.
AI tools can't change their own access level.
Recent activity lists which tool used what, and when. Rotate the access token to disconnect every AI tool at once.

The confirm card: Claude Code wants to record your screen, with Deny, Allow once and Always for this session

Note

On Windows, AI tools can read your meetings and guides, but controlling the app (recording, screenshots, sharing) isn't available yet.

Still stuck? Email support and tell us what you tried.