What It Is

GameTrowel ships an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at https://mcp.gametrowel.com/mcp, available on the Studio plan. Connect Claude Code — or any MCP client that supports HTTP transport with custom headers — and your AI agent gets 59 tools spanning every module: it can list your games, triage and answer support tickets, build and publish landing pages, draft devlogs, review key requests, check analytics, and keep your launch timeline moving, all from a conversation.

Generate an API Key

Go to Dashboard → Studio Settings → API Keys
Click "Generate Key" and give it a name
Copy the key and store it somewhere safe

NoteThe key is displayed once, at creation, and can't be shown again. If you lose it, revoke it and generate a new one — revocation takes effect immediately.

Connect from Claude Code

Add the server with one command, substituting your API key:

bash

claude mcp add --transport http gametrowel https://mcp.gametrowel.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Then ask Claude to "list my games" to confirm the connection works.

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP client that supports HTTP transport and custom headers can connect — including Claude API/SDK agents and Cursor. For clients configured via JSON:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gametrowel": {
      "url": "https://mcp.gametrowel.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Noteclaude.ai and Claude Desktop custom connectors require OAuth, which the server doesn't support yet. OAuth support is planned for a future release.

What Your Agent Can Do

Module	What the tools cover
Games	List games, read details, update metadata
Landing Pages	Edit sections, run the async AI design pipeline, publish
Support	List, triage, and reply to tickets, with AI-drafted replies
Blog	Draft, edit, schedule, and publish devlogs
Press Kit	Read and update press kit content and fact sheets
Mailing List	View subscribers and draft campaigns
Key Requests	Review requests and resolve them with a key
Smart Links	Create and update smart links, read click stats
Monitoring	Read coverage items and sentiment
Social	Draft, schedule, and publish social posts
Steam	Read Steam analytics and market data
Timeline	Read and update launch timeline tasks
Analytics	Query unified metrics across all modules
Help Center	Create and update categories and articles
Localization	Trigger and review automatic translations

NoteThree tools have outside-world effects — reply_to_ticket, publish_social_post, and resolve_key_request. They carry MCP "destructive" annotations, so well-behaved clients ask for your approval before calling them. Mailing campaigns are draft-only by design — sending always happens from the dashboard — and press outreach is not exposed through the MCP server at all.

Safety & Permissions

Server-side enforcement — every call runs the same tier, role, and ownership checks as the dashboard. An API key can never do more than the studio it belongs to.
Zero delete operations — the server exposes no tools that delete data.
Rate limits — requests are rate limited per key to keep a runaway agent contained.
Instant revocation — revoke a key in Studio Settings and it stops working immediately.

Troubleshooting

Status	Meaning	Fix
401	Invalid or revoked API key	Generate a new key in Studio Settings and update your client config
403	Plan or role restriction	The MCP server requires the Studio plan; some tools also need a role with access to that module
404	Wrong game ID	Call `list_games` first and use the IDs it returns
429	Rate limited or reply cap reached	Slow down request frequency and retry after a short wait

MCP Server