SharedBrief

Connection guide

Your AI. Your brief.

Start with a private draft, review it, then choose who can read the published link.

SharedBrief server URL

https://www.sharedbrief.com/mcp

Sign in to your SharedBrief account during connection and review the access requested. Manual connection instructions do not establish directory approval or verified compatibility for other platforms. Platform availability and account permissions vary.

Set up yourself or let your agent help.

Follow the numbered steps below, or copy the instructions into an agent with browser or computer control. For Cursor, an agent with file access can help. You’ll still sign in and approve access yourself.

ChatGPT

Add the SharedBrief plugin, connect your account, then create your first private brief.

Add ChatGPT Plugin
  1. Open the SharedBrief plugin listing in ChatGPT and sign in to the account or workspace you want to use.
  2. Add SharedBrief using the installation control on the listing. If SharedBrief is already installed, open your existing connection instead.
  3. Connect your SharedBrief account when prompted. Sign in and review and approve the requested access yourself.
  4. Open a chat with SharedBrief enabled and ask it to turn your conversation into a private brief. Review the draft before choosing who can read it and asking to publish.

Plugin availability depends on your account and workspace settings. If installation is unavailable, check with your workspace admin or use manual setup where permitted.

Manual ChatGPT setup (fallback)

Screenshots show the setup menus and fields. Click an image to open it full size. Your app may look different depending on your plan and version.

  1. Open ChatGPT in your browser and sign in to the account or workspace you want to use.
  2. Open Plugins from the sidebar and check your Personal or installed plugins for an existing SharedBrief connection. If your account uses the Apps interface, open Settings → Apps or Workspace settings → Apps instead.
  3. In Plugins, choose Add → Add custom MCP server. In the Apps interface, enable developer mode under Advanced settings where permitted, then choose Create. If these controls are unavailable, check the official guide below or ask your workspace admin for access.
    ChatGPT Plugins page with Add open and Add custom MCP server in the menu
    In the Plugins interface, click Add, then Add custom MCP server.Click to enlarge.
  4. Enter SharedBrief in the Name field. The icon and description are optional.
  5. Enter https://www.sharedbrief.com/mcp as the MCP server URL and choose OAuth authentication.
    ChatGPT custom MCP form with SharedBrief as the name, the SharedBrief server URL, and OAuth authentication
    Enter SharedBrief and the server URL, and leave Authentication set to OAuth. Review the notice before choosing Create as a plugin.Click to enlarge.
  6. Review the custom-server notice. If you agree, check I understand and want to continue and choose Create as a plugin. In the Apps interface, follow Scan Tools and Create. Complete SharedBrief sign-in and review and approve the requested access when prompted.
  7. Open a new chat and select SharedBrief from the plugins, apps or tools menu.
  8. Ask ChatGPT to list your SharedBrief briefs to check the connection. An empty list is fine if you have no briefs yet.

These screenshots show the ChatGPT web Plugins interface. Some accounts use the Apps interface instead. Creating and publishing briefs needs write actions; your plan and workspace controls must permit them. Settings and availability vary. See OpenAI’s developer mode guide for current settings and eligibility.

Claude

Connect SharedBrief from Claude’s public connector listing, then create your first private brief.

Add Claude Connector
  1. Open the SharedBrief connector listing in Claude and sign in to the account you want to use.
  2. Choose Connect to Claude. If the listing already shows Connected, use that connection instead of adding another.
  3. Sign in to SharedBrief when prompted, review the requested access, and choose Connect and return.
  4. Open a fresh Claude chat with SharedBrief enabled. Ask it to create a private draft from your conversation, then review the owner preview before choosing access and publishing.

This connects SharedBrief’s tools to Claude. The separate Claude plugin is optional. Availability depends on your account and organization settings.

Manual Claude setup (fallback)

Screenshots show the setup menus and fields. Click an image to open it full size. Your app may look different depending on your plan and version.

  1. Open Claude and sign in to the account you want to use.
  2. Open Customize → Connectors and check whether SharedBrief is already connected.
  3. Choose + Add → Add custom connector. For Team or Enterprise accounts, an organization owner may need to add it first in Organization settings → Connectors.
    Claude Customize page with Connectors selected and the Add custom connector menu open
    Select Connectors, click + Add, then choose Add custom connector.Click to enlarge.
  4. Name the connector SharedBrief and enter https://www.sharedbrief.com/mcp as the remote MCP server URL. Choose Continue.
    Claude custom connector form filled with SharedBrief and https://www.sharedbrief.com/mcp, with Continue at the bottom
    Enter SharedBrief as the name and paste the server URL, then click Continue.Click to enlarge.
  5. Review the detected authentication settings. Choose Sign in now and follow the recommended OAuth setup offered by Claude.
  6. Finish adding the connector. Choose Connect if prompted, sign in to SharedBrief, and review and approve the requested access.
  7. Open a conversation and enable SharedBrief from the + menu → Connectors.
  8. Ask Claude to list your SharedBrief briefs to check the connection. An empty list is fine if you have no briefs yet.

Custom connector access depends on your Claude plan and organization permissions. See Claude’s custom connector guide for current settings and eligibility.

Cursor

  1. Open Cursor. Decide whether SharedBrief should be available in every project or just the current project.
  2. For every project, open ~/.cursor/mcp.json. For this project only, open .cursor/mcp.json. Create the file if it does not exist.
  3. Check for an existing SharedBrief entry. Otherwise, merge the configuration below into mcpServers, preserving all other servers and settings.
  4. Save the file and open Cursor’s MCP settings. Check that SharedBrief appears; refresh or restart Cursor if it does not.
  5. Choose the sign-in or Connect option for SharedBrief. Complete OAuth sign-in in your browser, review the requested access, and approve it.
  6. Return to Cursor and enable SharedBrief if prompted.
  7. Ask Cursor’s agent to list your SharedBrief briefs to check the connection. An empty list is fine if you have no briefs yet.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "SharedBrief": {
      "url": "https://www.sharedbrief.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

An agent with file access can help edit the configuration. These steps do not require a marketplace installation. See Cursor’s MCP documentation for current settings and eligibility.

Muse

  1. Open Muse and sign in to the account you want to use.
  2. Open Settings → Connectors and look for SharedBrief.
  3. If SharedBrief is listed, select it and choose the connection option.
  4. Follow the sign-in prompts, sign in to SharedBrief, and review and approve the requested permissions.
  5. Return to Muse and ask it to list your SharedBrief briefs to check the connection.
  6. If SharedBrief is not listed, stop here and use another AI connection from this guide. We do not have a verified manual connection path for Muse.

SharedBrief’s current Muse listing availability has not been confirmed. Muse’s official guidance says approved connectors are discoverable in Settings → Connectors. See Muse’s connector guidance for current settings and eligibility.

A useful first prompt

Choose the work you want to share.

After connecting your AI, try one of these prompts with content from your conversation. Review the private draft in SharedBrief before asking to publish it.

Proposal

“Turn the proposal we discussed into a SharedBrief private draft. Include the problem, recommended approach, scope and next steps. Use only the content I selected, and give me the owner preview link. Don’t publish yet.”

Project update

“Create a SharedBrief private draft from this project update. Include progress, open questions and next steps. Give me the owner preview link. Don’t publish yet.”

Decision brief

“Summarize these options in a SharedBrief private draft. Include the decision, tradeoffs and recommendation without inventing facts. Give me the owner preview link. Don’t publish yet.”

When the draft is ready, choose access in its Share section, then publish and copy the reader link. To change the content, ask your connected AI to update the brief. You can also ask it to retrieve readership stats.

Sharing and reader activity

Anyone-with-the-link access is unlisted and opens without an account. Verified-reader and specific-email access require readers to sign in with a verified email. A link never overrides its access settings.

Published updates keep the same brief URL. Owners can see visits, approximate time on page, broad device type and approximate location where available. Verified readers appear by email address; anonymous visitors remain anonymous. Estimated views deduplicate repeat views from the same browser on the same day and do not represent a count of people.

Unpublishing removes access to the hosted page. People may retain content they already copied. Deleting removes the brief and its view records.

What you can create

Create briefs with headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, quotes and links. You can also import PDF, image and HTML files from your device or a supported public URL; available formats and limits are shown during import. Review the private draft before publishing. Free includes unlimited private drafts and up to three published documents. SharedBrief Plus includes unlimited published documents.

See current plans and pricing. Create your brief in a connected AI app, then preview and share it in your briefs. If a connection fails, check that you can sign in to SharedBrief, then reconnect from your AI platform.

SharedBrief is operated by SnuffleLabs LLC. Need help? Email support@sharedbrief.com.