> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.carto.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform.md).

# Connect your platform

Start here to bring CARTO into the AI platform you already use. Each guide covers how to set CARTO up in that platform — usually the [CARTO MCP Server](/carto-for-agents/mcp-server.md), and for coding agents also the [Agent Skills](/carto-for-agents/agent-skills.md) and the [CARTO CLI](/carto-for-agents/cli.md) where they add value.

Before you start, get your **MCP Server URL** from CARTO Workspace under **Developers > Workflow API & MCP Server**, and decide [how to authenticate](/carto-for-agents/mcp-server.md#choose-how-to-authenticate) — OAuth for the full tool surface, or an API Access Token for read-and-discovery work.

## Chat and enterprise assistants

Connect over the MCP Server and work with CARTO in the conversation.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Claude</strong></td><td>Claude.ai and Claude Desktop. Connects with just the URL.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-201b3c426d6e5a2c51c3b94b638553865ea15cd1%2Flogo-claude.png?alt=media">logo-claude.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/claude.md">Claude</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>ChatGPT</strong></td><td>Custom connectors in Developer Mode.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a9b8c0e12f02161cfb0235451cbe28631481af0d%2Flogo-chatgpt.png?alt=media">logo-chatgpt.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/chatgpt.md">ChatGPT</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Microsoft Copilot Studio</strong></td><td>CARTO as a tool for your Copilot agents.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-26cb21b212c5976c72e932d4af2cb2a6af0aa4e3%2Flogo-copilot-studio.png?alt=media">logo-copilot-studio.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/microsoft-copilot-studio.md">Microsoft Copilot Studio</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Google Gemini Enterprise</strong></td><td>Custom MCP data store in AI Applications.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-985a9b38ab5c93013807f7d5dae277049a55a118%2Flogo-gemini.png?alt=media">logo-gemini.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/google-gemini-enterprise.md">Google Gemini Enterprise</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Snowflake Cortex</strong></td><td>External MCP server for Cortex agents.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3ac510fafab20d5bc07003aa76d8071d0f521abc%2Flogo-snowflake.png?alt=media">logo-snowflake.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/snowflake-cowork.md">Snowflake CoWork</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Databricks</strong></td><td>MCP service through the Unity AI Gateway.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-59828ea3cc5bd531c93bde849fb644f00715a345%2Flogo-databricks.png?alt=media">logo-databricks.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/databricks.md">Databricks</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Oracle (OCI Generative AI)</strong></td><td>Token-based MCP calling on the Responses API.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e42e80be05ffc1dba5de0c462b81eff1629acbef%2Flogo-oracle.png?alt=media">logo-oracle.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/oracle.md">Oracle (OCI Generative AI)</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Coding agents

Connect over the MCP Server, and add the Agent Skills and CLI so the agent drives CARTO idiomatically and can script, automate, and administer.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Claude Code</strong></td><td>MCP over the CLI, plus Skills and the CARTO CLI.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-bc2c17d3f18232b9a9520c2d3a41ad35e5661b7f%2Flogo-claude-code.png?alt=media">logo-claude-code.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/claude-code.md">Claude Code</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Codex</strong></td><td>Remote MCP server in the Codex config, plus Skills.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-76548448e2df04ff96916c3e92787d6aec096712%2Flogo-codex.png?alt=media">logo-codex.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/codex.md">Codex</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>GitHub Copilot</strong></td><td>Remote MCP server in VS Code or the coding agent.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ef52ba9f9d3cee40f621fd8581b0e78221b58952%2Flogo-github-copilot.png?alt=media">logo-github-copilot.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/github-copilot.md">GitHub Copilot</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Antigravity</strong></td><td>Remote MCP server in the agentic IDE.</td><td><a href="https://3029946802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FybPdpmLltPkzGFvz7m8A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cb78dd1b4e90eb529dffdcd1fd9d853764c10153%2Flogo-antigravity.png?alt=media">logo-antigravity.png</a></td><td><a href="/carto-for-agents/connect-your-platform/antigravity.md">Antigravity</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## What you can set up in each platform

| Surface                                                 | What it gives the platform                                                                                                | Where                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| [CARTO MCP Server](/carto-for-agents/mcp-server.md)     | In-conversation tools: explore data, create and edit maps, build and run Workflows, admin. Works in every platform above. | All platforms            |
| [CARTO Agent Skills](/carto-for-agents/agent-skills.md) | Playbooks that teach coding agents the right CARTO patterns.                                                              | Coding agents            |
| [CARTO CLI](/carto-for-agents/cli.md)                   | Scripting, CI/CD, headless and bulk work, and deeper administration and auditing.                                         | Coding agents, terminals |

## Which platforms render maps inline?

CARTO's map tools render an interactive map directly in the chat only on platforms that support [MCP Apps](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/extensions/apps/overview#client-support) — **Claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Claude Desktop** today. On other platforms the agent still creates the map and returns its URL; open it in CARTO to view it.


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