Claude Code ships with first-class MCP support. Adding Recon is one command.
1. Install Claude Code (if you haven't already)
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
2. Add Recon as an MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http recon "https://askrecon.com/api/mcp"
3. Authenticate
Start Claude Code:
claude
Inside the session, type /mcp and press Enter. Select recon, then Authenticate. Follow the browser OAuth flow.
4. Try it
Once authenticated, ask Claude Code:
Use Recon to brief me on Acme before my call.
Claude Code calls get_account and returns a structured brief in your terminal. Use this for customer call prep, debugging customer-specific issues while coding, or anything that needs cross-system context.
Useful patterns
- Before code changes that affect a customer:
Use Recon to show me everything we know about Acme's setup before I touch this file. - During an incident:
Use impact to find customers affected by REC-447. - For prioritization:
List the top 10 accounts by risk and tell me which ones have open engineering work.
How it works
Claude Code speaks Streamable HTTP MCP and authenticates via OAuth. Your Claude Code session runs locally; Recon serves the MCP tools from https://askrecon.com/api/mcp. All six tools are read-only.