Install pail in Claude Code

Get pail's MCP server connected to Claude Code in under two minutes. The server exposes all 10 tools; plan gates still apply, including Pro access for preview.

Prerequisites

• Claude Code installed and on your PATH
• A pail account at pail.thalos.ai (free tier is fine)
• Your API key from the welcome page after sign-in

Install

Run this command in your terminal. Claude Code stores the server globally.

claude mcp add pail --transport http https://pail.thalos.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Verify installation

You should see pail listed with transport http and URL https://pail.thalos.ai/mcp.

claude mcp list

First share

With pail connected, ask your agent to share a file. This verifies that the tool is reachable and your API key is working.

# In Claude Code, ask your agent:
share a file called hello.md with the content "# Hello from pail!"

The agent calls the share tool and returns a URL. Open it in your browser — you will see rendered Markdown.

Next steps