Connect other MCP clients

Before you start

1. Open Gadwal and choose Gadwal › Settings (⌘,), then the AI & MCP tab.
2. Turn on MCP server. The Address line shows http://127.0.0.1:55183/mcp (you can change the port below it). The server only listens on this Mac.
3. Check each connection's AI level in its connection settings: Off, Read-only, Ask before write or Full. Production connections start at Read-only. The AI only sees connections that aren't Off.

AI tools need an active trial or the lifetime unlock. On the free tier the server answers every tool call with a message saying so.

Settings to use

• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• URL: http://127.0.0.1:55183/mcp
• Header: Authorization: Bearer <token>

The JSON block

In Settings › AI & MCP › Connect AI, click Copy JSON on the Other row. It copies this block with your token, in the mcpServers format many clients use:

{
"mcpServers": {
  "gadwal": {
    "type": "http",
    "url": "http://127.0.0.1:55183/mcp",
    "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <token>" }
  }
}
}

Clients that only start stdio servers need a bridge to reach an HTTP server. Clients running in the cloud can’t reach your Mac at all.