Give Claude, ChatGPT, and other assistants direct access to the whole library via MCP.
Each AI assistant connects with its own key. Keys are revocable and scoped to your account.
One-click OAuth in modern clients, or use the stdio bridge for legacy setups. Pick your tool below.
Anthropic's desktop app — recommended for daily use
In Claude Desktop, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and paste:
https://gameindustrylibrary.com/api/mcp
Claude opens the OAuth consent screen in your browser — no config files or API keys needed. Connectors sync with Claude.ai, so you only set this up once per account.
If you prefer a local process, open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows) and add:
{
"mcpServers": {
"game-industry-library": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github:DerpBicycle/gil-mcp-bridge"
]
}
}
}Then authenticate once in a terminal:
npx github:DerpBicycle/gil-mcp-bridge login
This walks through OAuth consent and stores tokens at ~/.gil/credentials.json. Refresh happens automatically — your session lasts 30 days. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.
One-shot bundle
Prefer a single-file bundle? Download the .mcpb for Claude Desktop's installer:
The server exposes 19 tools across four areas:
Search
search, search_in_document, get_facets
Hybrid full-text + semantic search across the library, plus keyword search inside a single document. search and fetch also power ChatGPT Deep Research.
Retrieve
fetch, get_document, get_pages, get_figures, get_tables, get_entities
Fetch full text, specific page ranges, charts with structured data, parsed tables, and companies/games mentioned.
Browse
list_documents, list_recent, list_popular, list_tags, list_collections, list_writers
Filter by type, tag, year range, writer, or collection. Surface what is new or trending.
Cite & relate
get_citation, get_similar, get_related, get_glossary_term
Generate citations (APA, BibTeX, MLA, Chicago, Harvard), find similar reports, and look up industry terminology.
Beyond tools, the server publishes every document, collection, writer, and glossary term as browsable gil:// resources, plus four ready-made prompts (summarize_document, compare_publishers, find_evidence, catch_up) in clients that support them.
Rate limits
Security
Keys are stored as SHA-256 hashes. The full key is shown only once at creation — treat it like a password and revoke it if compromised.