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Set up Specter Cite as a custom connector in Claude (web and desktop). Each person does this once.

Server URL

https://cite.specterlaw.ai/mcp

Setup

  1. In Claude, open Customize → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.

    Claude’s “Add custom connector” dialog with the fields Name and MCP server URL
  2. Name: Specter Cite, URL: the server URL. Keep the defaults (Sign in now, Claude’s published identity) and click Add.

    Specter Cite settings in Claude: Sign in now and Use Claude’s published identity are selected
  3. Sign in with your Specter account and click Erlauben (Allow).

    Specter consent page: Claude wants to access Specter Cite, with the buttons Ablehnen (Deny) and Erlauben (Allow)
  4. Specter Cite now appears under Customize → Connectors. All tools are read-only.

    Specter Cite under Customize → Connectors in Claude with its read-only tools

Use Specter Cite by default

The assistant decides for each question whether to use Specter Cite. To have it reliably do so first for legal questions, save this sentence once. In Claude, click your name in the lower left, open Settings → Account and enter it under Instructions for Claude. In a project it belongs in the project instructions.

For questions about German or EU law, use Specter Cite first and quote the wording with its source.

Team und Enterprise

On Claude Team or Enterprise the owner adds the connector once under Organization settings → Connectors. Each member then clicks Connect.

Specter Cite is a product of Specter. Statutes and court decisions in their original wording, right in Claude and ChatGPT.