Claude Connect
Set up the Exportlab MCP connector and understand its 29 available actions and safety boundaries.
Overview
Exportlab MCP is a remote Model Context Protocol server that connects your Exportlab workspace to Claude. It lets Claude answer questions about real projects, clients, galleries, videos, contracts, feedback, guest uploads, and asset collections.
The current connector exposes 29 actions: 16 read actions and 13 optional write actions. It is designed around Claude and uses OAuth, so you sign in to Exportlab and grant revocable access instead of sharing your Exportlab password with Claude.
For examples and product context, see the Exportlab MCP overview and the setup guide.
Connect Exportlab to Claude
Copy the MCP URL
Use https://mcp.exportlab.io/mcp. Nothing needs to be installed locally.
Add a custom connector
In Claude, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it Exportlab and paste the MCP URL.
Sign in and authorize
Connect the new connector, sign in with your Exportlab account, and approve the requested access.
Test the connection
Ask: “Which projects need my attention today?” A response containing your real workspace data confirms the connection.
https://mcp.exportlab.io/mcpRead actions
Read actions can search and summarize workspace data. Sensitive credentials, gallery PINs, personal access codes, signing links, and presigned file URLs are not returned.
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
get_daily_brief | Summarizes work that needs attention today. |
search_workspace | Searches projects, clients, galleries, and videos. |
list_notifications | Lists recent or unread workspace notifications. |
list_projects | Lists projects with client, phase, and dates. |
get_project | Shows one project with notes and related item counts. |
list_clients | Lists CRM clients, tags, status, and last contact. |
list_galleries | Lists galleries, modes, image counts, PIN status, and public links. |
list_videos | Lists videos, versions, review status, and review links. |
get_video_feedback | Gets video review comments with timecodes and resolution status. |
list_contracts | Lists contracts and their signature state. |
list_upload_events | Lists guest-upload events and upload activity. |
list_asset_collections | Lists asset requests, answers, and returned file counts. |
list_contact_enquiries | Lists enquiries submitted through the public profile. |
get_public_profile | Gets public-profile text, gear, and publication state. |
list_contract_templates | Lists available contract templates and their placeholders. |
list_model_release_templates | Lists available model-release templates and their placeholders. |
Write actions
Write actions are only visible after the separate write permission has been granted. They create or update selected records; they do not add delete, payment, email, or contract-signing capabilities.
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
create_gallery | Creates an empty gallery without a PIN. |
update_gallery | Renames a gallery, edits its description, or links a client or project. |
import_group_shoot_people | Adds up to 200 participants to a Group Shoot per call. |
update_group_shoot_person | Corrects a participant or changes their shooting day. |
resolve_video_feedback | Marks a video comment as done, skipped, or open. |
create_client | Creates a client record in the CRM. |
update_client | Updates approved CRM fields without replacing the complete record. |
append_project_note | Appends a dated note without overwriting existing notes. |
post_status_update | Adds progress to an existing project status page. |
update_public_profile_text | Updates profile text and gear, and can change its published state. |
create_project | Creates a project and can link it to an existing client. |
create_contract_draft | Creates a contract draft from a template without sending it. |
prepare_model_release | Stages a model release while leaving its signing page switched off. |
Safety boundaries
- No action can delete projects, clients, galleries, videos, files, contracts, or model releases.
- No action can email or invite clients, publish a gallery, send or sign a contract, or charge or refund a payment.
- Gallery PINs, personal access codes, signing links, credentials, and private file URLs cannot be read.
- A contract created through Claude stays a draft until you review and send it in Exportlab.
- A prepared model release stays switched off until you enable it in Exportlab.
- Profile publishing is the only publication state exposed by the connector and is part of the explicit profile update action.
Client data is processed by the connected AI service
When Claude reads Exportlab workspace content, that content is transmitted to Anthropic for processing. Confirm that this fits your contracts, privacy notice, and data-protection obligations before connecting sensitive client work.
Useful first prompts
- Which projects need my attention today?
- Show all contracts still waiting for a signature.
- Summarize unresolved feedback across active video projects.
- Which upcoming shoots are still missing files or approvals?
- Create a draft project for this enquiry, but do not send anything.