Claude Code Setup

Last updated February 24, 2026Published February 24, 2026

Use InsightfulPipe directly from your terminal with Claude Code, Anthropic's CLI tool for Claude.

Requirements

  • Node.js installed on your machine.
  • At least one active connector inside InsightfulPipe.

Setup Steps

  1. **Install Claude Code** if you haven't already:

```

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

```

See the Claude Code documentation for details.

  1. **Add the MCP server** by running this command (replace the URL with the endpoint from your MCPs Servers page):

```

claude mcp add --transport http google-ads-mcp https://google-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

```

  1. **Authenticate** — inside Claude Code, type `/mcp`, select your server, and click **Authenticate**.
  1. **Authorize access** — a browser window opens. Log in and click **Authorize access** to complete the connection.

Start a new Claude Code session and ask questions about your data.

Tips

  • The server name (e.g., `google-ads-mcp`) is how Claude Code identifies the connection. Keep it short and descriptive.
  • Add multiple servers for different platforms — one command per server.
  • If authentication expires, re-run the `/mcp` authenticate flow.

Unified MCP Server

Instead of adding individual servers, you can add the unified endpoint that gives access to all your connected platforms at once:

claude mcp add --transport http insightfulpipe-mcp https://main.insightfulmcp.com/

Example Prompts

  • "Use Google Ads to show my top 5 campaigns by spend this month."
  • "Pull my Instagram engagement rate for the last 30 days."
  • "Compare Facebook Ads and Google Ads ROAS for Brand A."