---
title: "MCP Connectors"
description: "Add a remote MCP server by URL on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, review tool calls, and understand Direct Mac local connectors."
version: "Noema 4.2+"
platforms: ["iPhone", "iPad", "Mac"]
reviewed: "October 17, 2026"
canonical: "https://noemaai.com/docs/connectors"
---

# MCP Connectors

Give a compatible model tools from a server you choose, with approval before it runs them.

## Add a remote connector

1. Open Connectors or MCP settings and choose Add Connector on iPhone or iPad, or Add MCP Server on Mac.
2. Enter the server’s name and remote URL. Use the server’s documented MCP endpoint and authentication method.
3. Connect or sign in when requested, then turn on the server’s remembered switch. On iPhone and iPad, the connector setting applies across chats on that device.
4. Use a model that supports tools. Review each MCP approval before allowing the call.

## Remote and local servers

iPhone and iPad connect to remote MCP servers by URL. They do not launch local command-line servers.

Mac also supports remote servers. The website Direct Mac edition can additionally launch local command servers and manage their processes. Local command support is unavailable in the Mac App Store edition.

## Permissions and recovery

- A connector receives the arguments sent to its tools and returns results to the active model. A locally running model does not make a remote connector offline.
- Off-Grid blocks remote connections. Organization policy and operating-system permissions can also limit a tool.
- For a failed connection, check the endpoint URL, authentication, transport, server availability, and selected tools before retrying.
- Disable or remove a connector when you no longer want its tools available.

## Related documentation
- [Chat Tools & Tool Store](https://noemaai.com/docs/tool-usage)
- [Mac Projects and Agent](https://noemaai.com/docs/mac-projects-and-agent)
- [Privacy & Network Activity](https://noemaai.com/docs/privacy-and-network-activity)