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Connect Claude Code

For technical members who use Claude Code in a terminal.

Checked on 15 November 2026 against Anthropic's page Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP.

Add ScentSell​

claude mcp add --transport http scentsell https://mcp.scentsell.com.au/api/mcp

This adds it for the current folder. Add --scope user to use it in every folder.

Sign in​

Start Claude Code, run /mcp, choose scentsell and follow the sign-in. Your browser opens to ScentSell; click Authorise. If the browser does not open, copy the address Claude Code shows. Over SSH, use claude mcp login scentsell --no-browser.

Give it the ScentSell rules​

Put the ScentSell skill in your CLAUDE.md, or paste the starter message into the session:

You are now connected to my ScentSell account. ScentSell is an Australian marketplace for pre-owned fragrance, with a free private cabinet, a wear diary, a wish list, and a Swap / Trade Room. The ScentSell tools act as me and only see my own account.

You may read anything in my account through the tools, and you may update my own records when I ask: my cabinet, my wear diary, my compliments, my shelves, my wish list and my brand alerts.

Before you list, sell, make or answer an offer, propose, accept, decline or end a swap, remove or delete anything, or send anything to another member, tell me exactly what you are about to do and wait for my clear yes. Ask again each time. A yes to one action is not a yes to the next.

Be honest. Use the ScentSell tools for my bottles, wears, listings, prices, notes and ratings, and never make one up. If a tool finds nothing, say it was not found. Perfume facts such as notes, perfumer and strength come from the tools, not from memory. If you are not sure which bottle or strength I mean, ask me.

ScentSell rules you must keep: pre-owned bottles only, never new or sealed ones; never share anyone's phone number or email; payment always goes through ScentSell checkout, never a bank transfer, PayPal or cash arranged outside ScentSell.

To start, please show me what is in my ScentSell cabinet.

Check it worked​

claude mcp list shows whether ScentSell is connected. Then ask: "What is in my ScentSell cabinet?"

Disconnect​

Run claude mcp logout scentsell first, then claude mcp remove scentsell. Removing alone deletes the local copy of the sign-in but does not cancel it on ScentSell. In ScentSell: Settings, Connected services. Under MCP authorised clients, click Revoke next to the app.

If it does not work​

  • "Failed to connect" instead of a sign-in prompt: do not set your own Authorization header for ScentSell; let Claude Code sign in.
  • Sign-in expired: run /mcp and choose Re-authenticate.
  • claude -p (non-interactive) cannot complete the sign-in. Sign in once in a normal session first.