Quick start — hosted test instance
The fastest way to try it is to point your MCP client at the hosted test instance:Wire it into your client
- Claude.ai
- Claude Code
- Claude Desktop
- Copilot Studio / other
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector:
The Ntropii tools appear in the tool picker once the connector saves.
What’s included
Tools
Write operations — each tool accepts a structured payload, calls Ntropii Workspace, and returns the resulting object.Identity, tenants, entities
Integrations (BYO data platforms)
Runbooks (templates installed on the worker)
Workflows (runbook → entity bindings)
Per N-80, workflows are anchored to arunbookSlug. ntro_workflow_create takes runbookSlug + entityId and optionally a schedule — no separate deploy/push step.
Agents (external)
Tasks (workflow executions)
Schedules
Resources
Read-only URIs — the MCP client fetches these by URI to populate context.Prompts
Guided multi-step flows. The agent receives a structured plan it works through, asking the human for input at key decision points.Self-host (advanced)
Run the MCP server locally if you need to point it at a private Ntropii Workspace, or want to develop against a forked tool surface.Install
- pip (production)
- Editable (local dev)
Configuration precedence
The server resolves the API connection in this priority order:--ntro-host/--ntro-api-keyCLI flagsNTRO_HOST/NTRO_API_KEYenvironment variables--connection NAME→ named entry in~/.ntro/config.tomldefault_connection_namein~/.ntro/config.toml
ntro auth login first (API keys) to seed the config file.
Running locally
- stdio (Claude Desktop / Claude Code)
- HTTP (claude.ai / other clients)
The MCP client spawns Or use explicit env vars instead of a connection name:
ntro-mcp as a child process and talks over stdin/stdout. Zero networking required.CLI reference
Related
Coding agents overview
Why MCP matters for design-time runbook authoring.
Claude Code setup
Wire the MCP server into Claude Code.
Copilot Studio setup
Wire the MCP server into Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Ntro CLI
Same surface, exposed for humans in a terminal.