Take JESS with you

Connecting JESS is one click

Once you're logged in to JESS, copy the connector link from your account and paste it into your AI tool — Claude, ChatGPT, or any other tool that supports Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open standard that lets AI assistants connect to specialized services like JESS. After that, JESS shows up inside your conversations as a tool you can use — same vetted safety guidance, no extra tabs, no setup beyond that one paste. Connecting JESS to your AI tool is a beta feature and still being refined.

For your newsroom's AI tool

If your newsroom has approved an AI tool for journalism work — a hosted Claude or ChatGPT workspace, a custom enterprise assistant, or an internal pilot — JESS can plug straight into it. Your team gets the same safety planning and citations they'd see in the JESS web app, but inside the tool they're already working in. Talk to your IT or AI lead about adding JESS as a custom connector.

For your personal Claude or ChatGPT

Adding JESS to your individual account just needs that account — custom connectors are supported on both.

The JESS web app is free and includes the same safety planning and Q&A, no setup required.

Get your connector URL

Available after you log in to JESS

Your MCP connector URL appears in your JESS account settings once you've logged in. Copy that URL — that's what you (or your newsroom IT) will paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any other MCP-compatible tool. The URL is tied to your account, so don't share it publicly.

Frequently asked questions

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to specialized tools and data sources. JESS uses it so journalists don't have to switch between their AI workflow and JESS — JESS becomes available wherever you already work, with the same vetted safety planning and Q&A you'd get in the JESS web app.

Log in to your JESS account. The MCP connector URL appears in your account settings — copy it from there. The URL is tied to your account, so don't share it publicly. If you're setting JESS up at the newsroom level, your IT or AI lead will use that same URL when configuring the connector for the workspace.

For organizational use, usually yes. Most enterprise AI tools require IT or admin approval before custom connectors can be added. Talk to your AI lead or IT team and share the JESS connector URL with them. JESS doesn't require any reciprocal access to your systems — it's a one-way connector that lets the AI tool call JESS, not the other way around.

Connecting JESS just requires an account with Claude or ChatGPT. The JESS web app is free and includes the same safety planning and Q&A — no setup required.

As long as the tool supports MCP, JESS works with it — the connection process is the same: find the MCP/connector setting, paste your JESS URL, and you're done. If your tool doesn't support MCP yet, the JESS web app remains the trusted starting point.

When you use JESS through another AI tool, your messages travel through that platform's privacy policy in addition to JESS's. Review both before using JESS for sensitive assignments. The JESS web app remains the most controlled environment.

First, check that the connector URL was pasted in correctly and that you're using the URL from your own account. The JESS server may also be starting up — wait 30 seconds and try again. If the issue persists, confirm that your network can reach the JESS endpoint, and that any required workspace approvals are in place.