# StrideHQ MCP

> Use StrideHQ from your AI assistant. Connected with MCP.

[Read the developer docs](https://developers.stridehq.ai/docs/build-with-ai/mcp-server) · [Request access](https://developers.stridehq.ai/docs/support) · [Looking for the StrideHQ API instead?](https://stridehq.ai/stridehq-api.md)

Example conversation in Claude:

- You: Prepare this week's creator payment run and tell me if anything needs checking.
- The assistant calls the StrideHQ Agent (prepare_payment_run).
- Assistant: I've prepared a run of 11 creator invoices. I held one back because it's £150 over its PO. Contracts, IR35 status and bank details are checked for the other 11.
- PR-STRIDE-26-053 · Awaiting your approval. Review in StrideHQ.

## Connected in minutes
1. Add StrideHQ to your AI assistant: add StrideHQ as a connector in any AI assistant that supports MCP.
2. Sign in with StrideHQ: use your normal StrideHQ login. Your assistant gets your permissions, nothing more.
3. Ask in plain English: prepare payment runs, check creators and find problems without opening a spreadsheet.

## What you can ask
- Prepare this week's payment run
- Which creators can't be paid yet, and why?
- Find invoices without a PO
- Who's missing bank details?
- Summarise this month's creator payments
- Which invoices are over their PO?

## Your team stays in control
Your AI assistant prepares the work. Payments are approved in StrideHQ unless you choose otherwise.

- Approving runs from an AI assistant is off by default. Only your account Owner can turn it on.
- Your assistant can only do what you can do in StrideHQ.
- Every change your assistant makes is logged with the person's name.
- Revoke access at any time in Settings.

This setting applies only to AI assistants connected through MCP. API keys can never approve, fund or release a payment run.

## MCP FAQ
### Can my AI assistant pay creators without approval?
No. By default your assistant can prepare a payment run, but a person approves it in StrideHQ. Your account Owner can choose to allow approvals from AI assistants, and releasing payouts always needs a code emailed to that person.

### What can my AI assistant see?
Only what you can see in StrideHQ. It signs in with your login and gets your role and permissions, nothing more.

### Which AI assistants work with StrideHQ?
Any AI assistant that supports custom MCP connectors, including Claude. Some assistants only offer custom connectors on certain plans.

### Can we turn it off?
Yes. Owners and Admins can see every connected AI assistant and revoke access instantly in Settings. Each person can also disconnect StrideHQ from their own assistant.

### Is every change recorded?
Yes. Every change shows in StrideHQ's activity log with the person's name and "via AI client".

## Connect your AI assistant to StrideHQ
Read how it works in the developer docs, or talk to us about access.

[Read the developer docs](https://developers.stridehq.ai/docs/build-with-ai/mcp-server) · [Request access](https://developers.stridehq.ai/docs/support)