OAuth is recommended. Most clients open a browser for you to sign in at
app.signa.so on first use, then refresh the token silently — no key to paste
or rotate. Prefer an API key for scripts or headless setups; see
Authentication & security.
Prerequisites
- A Signa account with an organization — sign up
- An MCP-capable client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, …)
Add the server
- Claude Code
- Claude Desktop & Claude.ai
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
- VS Code
- Windsurf
- Other clients
One command, OAuth login on first use:To use an API key instead of OAuth:Run
/mcp inside Claude Code to check the connection and authenticate.Verify the connection
Ask your agent:“Use Signa to search for NIKE trademarks in the US.”You should see it call the
search_trademarks tool and return live USPTO results. If it doesn’t, see the authentication troubleshooting section.