Connecting Claude, Cursor or another AI app (MCP)

What the DottSign MCP server does

DottSign has an MCP server (Model Context Protocol), the open standard AI apps use to talk to other tools. Once connected, an assistant such as Claude, Cursor or VS Code can work with your contracts right from the chat: find a contract, read its clauses, check who still has to sign, list upcoming obligations, and, if you allow it, draft a new contract or send one for signature.

Connecting AI apps is available on Starter, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans.

The server URL is:

https://mcp.dottsign.com/mcp

You'll also find it, with a copy button, in Profile → Integrations → Connected AI apps.

Connecting your app

Every app works the same way: you give it the URL, it opens a DottSign screen, and you approve access there. You never paste a password or API key into the AI app.

Claude (claude.ai or Claude Desktop)

Open Settings → Connectors
Choose Add custom connector and name it DottSign
Paste the server URL and click Add
Click Connect, then approve access on the DottSign screen that opens

Claude Code

Run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http dottsign https://mcp.dottsign.com/mcp

Start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose dottsign and authenticate, then approve access on the DottSign screen that opens

Cursor

In DottSign, go to Profile → Integrations, open the Cursor tab and click Add to Cursor. Or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dottsign": { "url": "https://mcp.dottsign.com/mcp" }
  }
}
```
In Cursor Settings → MCP, click Login next to dottsign and approve access

VS Code

In DottSign, go to Profile → Integrations, open the VS Code tab and click Add to VS Code. Or run MCP: Add Server → HTTP and paste the server URL
Start the dottsign server from the MCP view and approve access

Other apps

Add a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP) with the server URL. Most apps accept the same JSON shown for Cursor. When the app asks you to sign in, approve access on the DottSign screen.

Choosing what the app can do

The DottSign approval screen lists each permission with a checkbox. You decide, and you can grant less than the app asked for.

Permission	What it allows
View your workspace (always on)	Search and read your contracts and their text, signers, obligations, renewal history, notifications and plan usage
Create contracts	Add new contracts it drafts with you, laid out as a PDF in your workspace. Each one counts toward your monthly contract limit
Edit contracts and obligations	Rename, tag and change the expiry date or status of contracts you own, manage their obligations, and mark notifications read
Send contracts for signature	Send contracts you own to their signers. Each signer gets an email from DottSign

The app acts as you: it sees exactly the contracts you can see in DottSign and follows the same rules (for example, signed contracts stay locked). Most AI apps ask you to confirm each change before it happens.

What an AI app can never do: delete a contract or sign anything on your behalf.

A contract created by an AI app starts as a draft. Before it can be sent, open it in DottSign and place the signers' signature fields.

Changing permissions

Permissions are fixed when you connect. To change them, disconnect the app (see below), then connect it again and tick different boxes.

Seeing and disconnecting connected apps

Go to Profile → Integrations
Under Connected AI apps, each app shows its permissions and when it was last used
Click Disconnect next to the app and confirm

The app loses access immediately. You can also do this from the mobile app under Profile → Connected AI apps.

Connected apps are also disconnected automatically when you reset your password or delete your account.

Troubleshooting

"Available on paid plans" Your account is on the Free plan. Upgrade to Starter or above from Settings → Billing, then connect again. If you downgrade later, connected apps stop working right away.

"This link can't be used" The request from your AI app was incomplete or expired. Go back to the app and start the connection again.

The app says it doesn't have permission You didn't tick that permission when connecting. Disconnect the app and connect it again with the permission you need.

Wrong DottSign account On the approval screen, click Not you? Use a different account and sign in with the right one.