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description: This sections showcases a few ways to get started using our remote MCP server.
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# Quickstart

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The Katoshi MCP server is currently in Beta - Please report any issues or feedback in our [Telegram Group](https://t.me/+KCMjT02DBX84Zjkx)
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## Connection Types

2 types of conections are available:

### 1) SSE

* One-way, event-based connection for simple updates.

&#x20;<mark style="color:green;">`https://server.katoshi.ai/x2/mcp/A17mXBLw/mcp/sse`</mark>&#x20;

### **2) Streaming**

* Persistent connection for high-volume data flow.

<mark style="color:green;">`https://server.katoshi.ai/x2/mcp/A17mXBLw/mcp/stream`</mark>

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## Authentication

Authentication is required to connect to the MCP server. 2 auth options are available:

### 1)  API Key in URL

* Pass your Katoshi API Key directly in the URL

<mark style="color:green;">`https://server.katoshi.ai/x2/mcp/A17mXBLw/KATOSHI_API_KEY/stream`</mark>

### 2)  Bearer Token

* Pass your Katoshi API Key in headers as a bearer token

<mark style="color:green;">`https://server.katoshi.ai/x2/mcp/A17mXBLw/mcp/stream`</mark>

```
"Authorization": "Bearer KATOSHI_API_KEY"
```

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## Client Integrations

Some other MCP clients like Claude Desktop requires an MCP server config file, use the following:

```json
{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "mcp-remote",
    "https://server.katoshi.ai/x2/mcp/A17mXBLw/KATOSHI_API_KEY/stream"
  ]
}
```

* Replace the `KATOSHI_API_KEY` env value with your Katoshi API Key

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## n8n Integration

You can connect the Katoshi MCP to n8n agents using this tutorial

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[n8n](../integrations/n8n)
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