Connect an agent to TEXTLEY.

Open TEXTLEY and add the folders you want to work with. In Settings → Integrations, turn on Enable MCP access. Select Read only to browse and search, or Read & write to allow changes. Click Test Connection and keep the app open.

Claude Code

In TEXTLEY’s Integrations settings, select Claude Code and click Save Project Connection….
Choose the folder you plan to open in Claude Code. TEXTLEY adds its connection to that folder’s .mcp.json.
Open the same folder in Claude’s Code tab. Start a local session on This computer, approve the project connection, and check Connectors.

To install from the Protomota marketplace, run /plugin install protomota-textley-mcp --marketplace protomota/mcp in Claude Code. This option expects TEXTLEY in Applications.

View the TEXTLEY Claude Code plugin on GitHub

Claude Code project connection documentation

Codex

In TEXTLEY’s Integrations settings, select Codex.
In Codex, open Settings → MCP servers → Add server. Name it textley and choose STDIO.
Use Copy Command and Copy Argument in TEXTLEY. Paste each into its own field. Leave environment variables blank.
Save, restart the server, and type /mcp in a local chat to check the connection.

Codex desktop MCP documentation

Claude chat

In TEXTLEY’s Integrations settings, select Claude chat and click Save Claude Extension….
In the Claude Mac app, open Settings → Desktop app → Extensions → Manage → Advanced settings → Install Extension…. Pick the saved Textley.mcpb file.
Use Copy Access Token in TEXTLEY and paste the token in the extension’s settings. Start a new chat and check Connectors.

Claude local extension documentation

Try it with a folder you opened

Ask “Which Markdown files in my open vault mention release notes?” When writing is enabled, try “Read the release checklist, replace the due date with Friday, and save the file.”

TEXTLEY’s MCP server runs on your Mac. You can turn it off in Integrations at any time. MCP privacy and permissions