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Use Piply in Claude Code

If you live in the terminal, study there too. Claude Code connects to Piply with one command, signs in through your browser, and can even upload a PDF from your laptop straight into a Piply course.

https://api.piply.ai/mcp
Claude Code

Upload ~/Downloads/lecture6.pdf to my Operating Systems course in Piply, then quiz me on it.

Illustrative prompt. After connecting, check the source references and any saved result in Piply. This example is not a record of a completed tool call.

Account access and review

Sign-in authorizes the connection to your Piply account under the permissions you approve. Asking about one file does not restrict access to that file. Review the host’s tool controls and check generated content against your materials. Disconnecting does not retract information already sent to the host.

What you need

  • Claude Code installed and signed in.
  • A Piply account (free).

Connect Piply to Claude Code

Documentation checked . Official setup documentation.

  1. 1 Run the command below in your terminal.
  2. 2 Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick piply and choose Authenticate.
  3. 3 Sign in to Piply in the browser and tap Allow access.
  4. 4 Ask: What can Piply do here?
Terminal 
$ claude mcp add --scope user --transport http piply https://api.piply.ai/mcp

--scope user makes Piply available in every folder. Leave it out to add it to the current project only.

Claude Code can upload files from your computer into Piply with an upload link, so no copy-pasting long PDFs.

What Claude Code can do with Piply

These tasks need a client that can call the relevant Piply tools and your approved permissions. Saving requires a course you created; shared and public courses are read-only. Ask the host to use Piply, then check its response and any saved result.

  • Find source material Search course materials and request page references you can check.
  • Make and save quizzes Request a quiz from selected pages, then check its questions and saved lessons in Piply.
  • Save flashcards Successfully saved flashcard sets join spaced-repetition reviews in Piply. Ask the host to save the set and check its link.
  • Save study resources Request study notes, mind maps, word searches or anagram games and check the saved result.
  • Check review priorities Request due reviews, recorded weak topics and Piply’s suggested next study step.
  • Add course materials Save text as material. File import needs a supported host attachment or upload workflow.

Try asking

  • Upload ~/Downloads/lecture6.pdf to my Operating Systems course in Piply, then quiz me on it.
  • Make flashcards from my Piply Compilers notes on parsing.
  • What's due for review today?

No Piply account yet?

Create an account and add your materials in Piply. Follow this guide to connect Claude Code, review its access, and ask it to use those materials.

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Questions

Do I need to sign in every session?

Claude Code stores OAuth credentials and can refresh them. Sign in again if authorization expires or you revoke access.

Can it use Piply in the Claude desktop app too?

Claude's connector setup is separate. See the Claude guide for web, desktop and mobile.

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