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# Connect your AI to Parallel

The Parallel MCP server lets any AI assistant read the protocol and prepare transactions for you: live TVL and savings rates, mint and redeem quotes, bridge transfers, staking — 36 tools behind one URL.

**Zero config. Never signs.** There is no API key, no account and no private key to provide. Read tools return live on-chain data; write tools return **unsigned transaction data** that you review and sign in your own wallet. The server cannot move funds — yours or anyone's.

## 1. Connect

**Claude Code** — one command:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http parallel https://mcp.parallel.best/mcp
```

**Claude Desktop** — add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (macOS), then restart the app:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.parallel.best/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

`parallel` appears in **Settings → Developer** with a green status.

**Any other MCP client** — point it at `https://mcp.parallel.best/mcp` with the Streamable HTTP transport.

## 2. Try it

Ask in plain language — the assistant picks the right tools:

```
Give me a full overview of the Parallel Protocol
```

Total TVL, USDp supply, the savings APY and the proof-of-solvency ratio, in one answer.

```
What's the current sUSDp savings rate?
```

The live protocol-wide APY (around 12% at the time of writing), the exchange rate and total deposits per chain.

```
Quote me a mint of 500 USDp with USDC on Base
```

Expected output, fees and price impact — a read, nothing to sign.

```
Deposit 100 USDp into savings on Base, receiver 0xYourAddress
```

An unsigned transaction (plus an approval if needed) ready to review and sign in your wallet — see [how transactions work](/agents/mcp/transactions).

## Trust model

| The server | Your wallet |
|---|---|
| Reads on-chain data through public RPCs | — |
| Builds and simulates unsigned transactions | Reviews, signs and submits every transaction |
| Warns before risky operations (slippage, penalties, lost boosts) | Decides |
| Holds no keys, no funds, no user accounts | Holds the keys |

The endpoint is public and unauthenticated by design: there is nothing to steal and nothing to configure.

## Next steps

* [Tools reference](/agents/mcp/tools) — the full catalogue, grouped by what you're doing
* [How transactions work](/agents/mcp/transactions) — unsigned calldata, approvals, simulations
* [Pay APIs with x402](/agents/x402/agent-quickstart) — give your agent a wallet that spends