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In this guide, you will connect Claude Code to your SeaTable base. Once set up, you can ask Claude questions about your data and have it edit entries directly from the terminal. The setup takes about five minutes.

  • A SeaTable Cloud account with at least one base
  • Claude Code (installable via npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code, details at docs.anthropic.com )
  • An Anthropic account (required to use Claude)

The API token gives Claude access to a specific base. You decide whether Claude can only read or also write data. For instructions on creating an API token, see the article Creating an API Token .

Claude Code is configured via the command line. Open a terminal and run the following command:

claude mcp add seatable \
  --transport http \
  https://mcp.seatable.com/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer INSERT-YOUR-API-TOKEN-HERE"

Replace INSERT-YOUR-API-TOKEN-HERE with the token from Step 1.

You can connect multiple bases at the same time. Run the command again for each base using a unique name, for example seatable-crm and seatable-projects instead of seatable.

Start Claude Code and type the /mcp command. This will display all configured MCP servers along with their status. If the connection is successful, you will see Status: connected and Auth: authenticated.

Successful connection to the SeaTable MCP server in Claude Code

From the /mcp menu, you can also perform additional actions, such as viewing the available tools, reconnecting (Reconnect), or disabling the server.

Now ask a first test question:

“What tables are in my base?”

Claude will then query the table structure via the MCP server and list all tables with their columns. If this works, the connection is established.

You can now ask Claude questions about your data as if you were talking to a colleague. Here are a few examples to try:

  • “How many entries does the Contacts table have?”
  • “Show me all entries where the status is ‘Open’.”
  • “Summarize the data in the Revenue table by month.”

Your questions should refer to tables and columns that actually exist in your base. If you are unsure, simply ask Claude about the structure of the base first. It knows your tables and columns and can point out what is available.

You don’t need to type table and column names exactly. Claude recognizes minor typos and corrects them automatically. Feel free to write “Contacts” instead of “contacts” or “Projects” instead of “projects”. Claude will find the right table.