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Connect an AI Assistant ​

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The easiest way to use your sources with AI is to drag & drop them directly from Studio. A persistent connection lets an assistant search your full library and run Feynman sessions without dragging files each time.

ForeverLM can host the connection from your private iCloud library, so the Mac app and Web Studio can both stay closed. Open Web Studio once, choose MCP in Chat, and complete the separate iCloud authorization for always-on access.

Hosted MCP privacy

Always-on MCP keeps a revocable iCloud session and an account-scoped cache of synced library metadata, Projects, Schedule relationships, and saved reviews in ForeverLM-operated Cloudflare storage. Source files remain in iCloud and readable source text is fetched only when a tool requests it. MCP traffic is not end-to-end encrypted from ForeverLM infrastructure.

Official extensions ​

  • Claude: install the official ForeverLM community connector from the Claude Directory.
  • ChatGPT and Codex: the official ForeverLM plugin version 1.0.0 was submitted to OpenAI on August 15, 2026 and is in Review. OpenAI has not issued a public ForeverLM listing URL yet. The plugin will appear in the ChatGPT Plugins Directory only after approval and ForeverLM's separate publish action.

Until the ChatGPT plugin is public, use the custom setup below. ForeverLM will replace that primary action with OpenAI's canonical listing link after publication; no draft or guessed link is used.

Claude Directory connector ​

ForeverLM is available as an official community connector in the Claude Directory:

Open ForeverLM in the Claude Directory

  1. In Web Studio, choose MCP in Chat and authorize always-on iCloud access. MCP ✓ confirms it is ready.
  2. Open the directory listing and choose Connect.
  3. Complete Sign in with Apple.
  4. Ask Claude to check the ForeverLM connection.

Directory listing vs. custom connector

The public directory entry is named ForeverLM. An entry named plugin.foreverlm.com with a Custom badge is a connector added manually, not the public directory listing. Keep the custom connector until the directory connection works, then remove it if you want to avoid duplicate tools.

ChatGPT custom setup ​

  1. In Web Studio, choose MCP in Chat and authorize always-on iCloud access. MCP ✓ confirms it is ready.
  2. In ChatGPT on the web, open Settings → Apps → Advanced Settings and enable developer mode.
  3. Return to Settings → Apps, choose Create, and add an app named ForeverLM with this MCP URL: https://plugin.foreverlm.com/mcp.
  4. Choose OAuth authentication, scan the tools, and complete Sign in with Apple.
  5. Open a new chat, enable ForeverLM from the tools menu, and ask ChatGPT to check the connection.

ChatGPT plan and workspace permissions determine whether custom MCP apps are available. See OpenAI's current developer mode requirements.

Other assistants ​

  1. Open Web Studio and choose MCP in Chat.
  2. Authorize always-on iCloud access and wait for MCP ✓.
  3. Choose Codex, Gemini, Grok, or Claude Code and select Copy prompt.
  4. Paste the prompt into that assistant.
  5. Let the assistant complete the setup, then approve the connection when ForeverLM asks.

Troubleshooting ​

Your AI says hosted MCP is not connected: Open always-on MCP setup, authorize iCloud, and then retry in a new conversation.

Setup did not finish: Return to Web Studio, choose MCP, and retry the separate iCloud authorization. The Mac and Web Studio do not need to remain open afterward.