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# Setup & Connection

Connecting takes a few minutes. You mint an API key, connect your AI client to the Dapta MCP, and run a quick check. The path differs slightly by client: **Claude Desktop and Cowork** install a single plugin with the skills already baked in, while **Claude Code** runs one command and then installs the skills bundle.

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## Prerequisites

* A **Dapta account** with access to a workspace.
* **Workspace-owner access** to mint an API key. If you are not an owner, ask your workspace owner for a key.
* The AI client you want to use: **Claude Desktop**, **Claude Cowork**, or **Claude Code**.

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## The steps

**Step 1:** Mint your API key from the admin panel.

{% content-ref url="/pages/rZHgP7MaYxEYKZWNWWUE" %}
[Mint your API key](/dapta-mcp/setup/mint-your-api-key.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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**Step 2:** Connect your client. Pick the page that matches the client you use.

{% content-ref url="/pages/uxhzDt61bupWigkPOgcr" %}
[Connect Claude Desktop & Cowork](/dapta-mcp/setup/connect-claude-desktop.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/pmcoaynYJzpHBNoneJc1" %}
[Connect Claude Code](/dapta-mcp/setup/connect-claude-code.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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**Step 3 (Claude Code only):** Install the skills bundle so Claude knows how to use the tools. Claude Desktop and Cowork can skip this, the skills come bundled in the plugin.

{% content-ref url="/pages/kL1MYg3Wr5gQLItnoq0w" %}
[Install skills (Claude Code)](/dapta-mcp/setup/install-skills-bundle.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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**Step 4:** Verify your connection with a simple prompt.

{% content-ref url="/pages/OD9WDmDwZ4XnWpq0R1gZ" %}
[Verify your connection](/dapta-mcp/setup/verify.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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