generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://docs.northbeam.io/docs/connect-northbeam-to-claude.md
docs:
  - https://docs.northbeam.io/docs/connect-northbeam-to-claude.md
  - https://docs.northbeam.io/docs/connect-northbeam-to-chatgpt.md
name: Northbeam MCP
description: >
  Northbeam ships a first-party remote MCP server that gives an agent read-only access to
  the caller's Northbeam dashboards — performance, attribution, spend and orders. Northbeam
  documents it as a custom connector for Claude (web, Desktop, Code) and ChatGPT, and states
  the connection is read-only: an agent can query and summarize Northbeam data but cannot
  change anything in Northbeam.
deployment:
  mode: remote
  endpoint: https://mcp.northbeam.io
  auth: oauth
  verified: probed
server:
  name: Northbeam
  transport: http
  url: https://mcp.northbeam.io
  install_claude_code: claude mcp add --scope user --transport http Northbeam https://mcp.northbeam.io
access:
  entitlement: Pro and Enterprise customers only
  entitlement_source: https://docs.northbeam.io/docs/connect-northbeam-to-claude.md
  plan_note: >
    The pricing page lists "Unlimited users, data exports, integrations, and MCP access"
    under the Professional tier; the docs callout says "Northbeam MCP is currently
    available to Pro and Enterprise customers."
  read_only: true
authentication:
  type: oauth2
  spec: RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata + RFC 8414 authorization-server metadata
  issuer: https://mcp.northbeam.io
  authorization_endpoint: https://auth.northbeam.io/authorize?audience=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.northbeam.io
  token_endpoint: https://auth.northbeam.io/oauth/token
  registration_endpoint: https://mcp.northbeam.io/register
  jwks_uri: https://auth.northbeam.io/.well-known/jwks.json
  dynamic_client_registration: true
  grant_types:
    - authorization_code
    - refresh_token
  pkce: S256
  scopes:
    - access:mcp
    - offline_access
  bearer_methods:
    - header
  identity_provider: Auth0 (auth.northbeam.io)
  well_known:
    - well-known/northbeam-oauth-authorization-server.json
    - well-known/northbeam-oauth-protected-resource.json
tools:
  status: gated
  count: null
  note: >
    NO TOOL LIST IS RECORDED because none could be observed and Northbeam publishes none.
    An anonymous POST of {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"} to
    https://mcp.northbeam.io/mcp returns HTTP 401 with
    WWW-Authenticate: Bearer realm="https://mcp.northbeam.io", scope="access:mcp".
    Northbeam's own connector docs never enumerate the tools — they only give example
    prompts ("List my Northbeam dashboards", "What was my Meta ROAS last week vs the prior
    week?", "Show me my top 10 orders by revenue this month", "Break down spend and revenue
    by platform for the last 30 days"), and the docs llms.txt has no MCP tool reference page.
    Real tool names and inputSchemas require an authenticated tools/list against a
    Pro/Enterprise account. Nothing is guessed here.
x-evidence:
  - url: https://mcp.northbeam.io/mcp
    method: POST tools/list
    http_status: 401
    body: '{"error":"invalid_request","error_description":"missing bearer token"}'
    fetched: '2026-08-13'
  - url: https://mcp.northbeam.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
    http_status: 200
    fetched: '2026-08-13'
  - url: https://mcp.northbeam.io/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
    http_status: 200
    fetched: '2026-08-13'
  - url: https://docs.northbeam.io/docs/connect-northbeam-to-claude.md
    http_status: 200
    fetched: '2026-08-13'