---
title: Every app is accessible over MCP
description: Point any AI at any app you own. No server to build or host.
sidebar:
  label: Every app is accessible over MCP
  order: 4
---

You never build, host, or configure an MCP server for a Charming app. The moment an app exists, any agent connected to Charming can use it over [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io): read its data, write to it, and update its code.

Connect your AI to Charming once, and that one connection already reaches every app you own. To work with a specific app, name it, or paste its URL.

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  B["Your AI"] -->|"one connection"| C["Charming"]
  C --> D["Shopping list"]
  C --> E["Run log"]
  C --> F["Trip planner"]
  classDef app fill:#fde8dc,stroke:#e8611c
  class D app
```

Access still follows the app's sharing settings: private apps answer only to people you've invited (see [Privacy and sharing](../capabilities/privacy-and-sharing)).

## Try it

1. Connect your AI to Charming. [AI clients](../clients) has the steps for each client.
2. Copy this into the chat:

   ```text
   List my Charming apps and ask me which app's data I want to
   access or update. If you aren't connected to Charming yet, read
   https://charm.ing/docs/capabilities/connect-any-agent.md and help
   me connect first.
   ```

3. Pick the app, then ask for what you want in plain words.

Already have the app's link? Paste it into the chat and ask directly. See [Prompts for agents](../prompts) for more prompts you can copy.

## What happens when you ask

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
  participant You
  participant AI as Your AI
  participant App as Your app
  You->>AI: Add milk to my shopping list
  AI->>App: What can you do?
  App-->>AI: I can show items and add items
  AI->>App: Add milk
  App-->>AI: Saved
  AI-->>You: Added milk
```

## Agents without MCP

An agent that can't speak MCP but can make web requests gets the same access over the app's HTTP API. See [Connect to any AI agent](../capabilities/connect-any-agent) for tokens and access rules.

## Related

- [How Charming works](how-charming-works)
- [Connect to any AI agent](../capabilities/connect-any-agent)
- [Privacy and sharing](../capabilities/privacy-and-sharing)
- [AI clients](../clients)
- [Docs home](..)

Found a bug or need a feature? [Tell us](/docs/capabilities/feedback) with `submit_feedback` or `POST /app/{id}/feedback`. Your feedback shapes what we build next.