Question 1

How do I connect an AI agent?

Accepted Answer

SentryDock for agents is the same account you already use, reached from a chat. You create a key once. Each helper (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Grok, or the sentrydock command) uses that key to search indexed news, read alerts, and change monitors — with the same plan limits as the website. Open Settings → Agents and create a key. Copy it immediately; SentryDock will not show the full key again. Then follow the guide for your tool: Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok. After it is connected, you should not think in “API calls”. Ask “What’s the news in Peru?” or “What’s on my account?” The helper looks it up and answers with sources. Need a paid plan first? Check pricing, then come back here. The path is the same for every tool: Sign in on a paid plan and open Settings → Agents. Create a key and copy it. Follow the Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok guide, or paste a snippet from the Agents page. In the chat, ask “What’s on my SentryDock account?” then a news question. How it feels in the chat You talk in normal language. The helper looks up your SentryDock account and the news index, then answers with sources. You should not need to know tool names. A good first message is “What’s on my SentryDock account?” It should come back with your plan, monitors, delivery, and latest alerts. Then ask “What’s the news in Peru?” or “What did my alerts say today?” News questions search items SentryDock already indexes — not a live crawl of the whole web. “My alerts” and “news for me” are a check of the inbox. The helper does not get a live ping; ask again when you want a fresh look. Ask it to confirm before it creates, deletes, pauses everything, changes delivery, or edits your profile. It cannot change billing, invite a team, run predictions, or delete your user. Revoke the key in Settings → Agents to cut it off. Pick a guide Claude — Claude.ai connector, Claude Code, or Desktop config. Cursor — MCP in Cursor Settings or a project file. ChatGPT — custom connector, or Actions if connectors are locked. Grok — custom connector on grok.com. What to ask — how a useful conversation goes. Create a key Open setup page See plans Claude / Cursor {
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentrydock": {
      "url": "https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
} Command line pnpm add -g sentrydock
export SENTRYDOCK_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
sentrydock news search "news in Peru" HTTP curl -s https://www.sentrydock.com/api/v1/news/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SENTRYDOCK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"news in Peru","hours_ago":48,"limit":20}'

Question 2

What should I ask the helper?

Accepted Answer

Once Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok is connected, the chat is the product. You do not open extra dashboards unless you want to. The helper should fetch your account, search the news index, and only change monitors after you say yes. Search ranks items already in SentryDock. “News in Peru” is a meaning search, including local-language sources we already indexed — not a promise to crawl every page in Peru right now. Treat the helper as you. If you would not click Pause all in the app, do not tell the chat to pause everything. What to say first “What’s on my SentryDock account?” — plan, monitors, delivery, latest alerts. “News in Peru” or “copper strikes in Chile” — ranked headlines already in the index. “Show my latest alerts” — this account’s hits. “Run my cocoa monitor now” — same as Run now in the app, after you confirm. “Pause every monitor” — only after you confirm. How it feels in the chat You talk in normal language. The helper looks up your SentryDock account and the news index, then answers with sources. You should not need to know tool names. A good first message is “What’s on my SentryDock account?” It should come back with your plan, monitors, delivery, and latest alerts. Then ask “What’s the news in Peru?” or “What did my alerts say today?” News questions search items SentryDock already indexes — not a live crawl of the whole web. “My alerts” and “news for me” are a check of the inbox. The helper does not get a live ping; ask again when you want a fresh look. Ask it to confirm before it creates, deletes, pauses everything, changes delivery, or edits your profile. It cannot change billing, invite a team, run predictions, or delete your user. Revoke the key in Settings → Agents to cut it off. When it should stop and ask you Creating or deleting a monitor. Pausing or resuming every monitor. Changing email, SMS, or Slack/Teams/Discord delivery. Connecting a new webhook — it must use a URL you pasted, never one it invented. Editing your name, timezone, or focus hours. What will never work Billing, plan changes, or invoices. Team invites. Predictions. Deleting your user. Claude guide Cursor guide ChatGPT guide Grok guide

Question 3

How do I use SentryDock with Claude?

Accepted Answer

Claude talks to SentryDock over a remote connector. You do not install a SentryDock app inside Claude. You give Claude the address of your account, which includes your key, then you chat as usual. After it connects, Claude should be able to see your monitors and search news. Start with “What’s on my SentryDock account?” then a news question. See what to ask. Need a paid plan first? Check pricing. Same key works in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok. On Claude.ai (browser): Create a key in Settings → Agents and copy it. In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors (sometimes under Custom connectors). Add a custom connector. Name it SentryDock. Paste the MCP address from the snippet below, with your real key in place of YOUR_API_KEY. Start a new chat and ask “What’s on my SentryDock account?” Claude Code in the terminal If you use Claude Code, run the Claude Code snippet once in a project (your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY), then restart the session. Claude Code will load SentryDock as a tool the same way other connectors work. Claude Desktop Open Claude Desktop settings and edit the MCP config (on a Mac that file lives under your Library Application Support Claude folder). Paste the JSON snippet. Restart Desktop. If Desktop only accepts a local command, keep using Claude.ai or Claude Code for this remote address. What to say first “What’s on my SentryDock account?” — plan, monitors, delivery, latest alerts. “News in Peru” or “copper strikes in Chile” — ranked headlines already in the index. “Show my latest alerts” — this account’s hits. “Run my cocoa monitor now” — same as Run now in the app, after you confirm. “Pause every monitor” — only after you confirm. Create a key Open setup page See plans Connector URL / config {
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentrydock": {
      "url": "https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
} Claude Code claude mcp add --transport http sentrydock https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY

Question 4

How do I use SentryDock with Cursor?

Accepted Answer

Cursor’s Agent chat can call SentryDock like any other MCP server. You add one remote address. After a reload, the chat can search news and touch your monitors while you stay in the editor. This is useful when you are writing about a market and want “news in Peru” or your latest alerts without leaving Cursor. See what to ask. Need a paid plan first? Check pricing. Same key works in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok. To add SentryDock in Cursor: Create a key in Settings → Agents and copy it. In Cursor, open Settings, then MCP. Add a new MCP server named sentrydock. Use the JSON snippet below, with your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY. Alternatively, put that JSON in a project file named .cursor/mcp.json. Reload MCP (or restart Cursor) until SentryDock shows as connected. In Agent chat, ask “What’s on my SentryDock account?” then a news question. If Cursor cannot reach it Confirm the URL uses your real key, not the words YOUR_API_KEY. Confirm the key was not revoked in Settings → Agents. New chats pick up new MCP servers; an old chat may still be using the previous tool list. What to say first “What’s on my SentryDock account?” — plan, monitors, delivery, latest alerts. “News in Peru” or “copper strikes in Chile” — ranked headlines already in the index. “Show my latest alerts” — this account’s hits. “Run my cocoa monitor now” — same as Run now in the app, after you confirm. “Pause every monitor” — only after you confirm. Create a key Open setup page See plans Cursor MCP config {
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentrydock": {
      "url": "https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
} Command line pnpm add -g sentrydock
export SENTRYDOCK_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
sentrydock news search "news in Peru"

Question 5

How do I use SentryDock with ChatGPT?

Accepted Answer

ChatGPT can use SentryDock in two ways. The simpler one is a custom connector: ChatGPT calls the same remote address Claude and Cursor use. The fallback is a Custom GPT Action that calls the HTTP API with your key. Menus move. If you cannot find Connectors, use the Custom GPT path below. Either way, you still talk in plain language after it is hooked up. See what to ask. Need a paid plan first? Check pricing. Same key works in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok. Custom connector (when ChatGPT offers it): Create a key in Settings → Agents and copy it. In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Apps or Connectors. Turn on Developer Mode if you are asked. Create a custom connector named SentryDock. Paste the MCP address from the snippet, with your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY. Prefer putting the key in the address so ChatGPT does not need a separate SentryDock login. If ChatGPT only allows a locked login flow and will not save a key-in-URL connector, skip to Custom GPT Actions below. Start a new chat, enable the SentryDock connector, and ask “What’s on my SentryDock account?” Custom GPT Actions (always available) Create a Custom GPT. Under Actions, import the OpenAPI file. Set the authentication header to Bearer, and paste your SentryDock key. Tell the GPT to call account overview first, then news search for questions like “news in Peru”. Import schema: /openapi.json on sentrydock.com Auth type: Bearer token (your key). Instructions: never print the full key; confirm before create, delete, or pause-all. What to say first “What’s on my SentryDock account?” — plan, monitors, delivery, latest alerts. “News in Peru” or “copper strikes in Chile” — ranked headlines already in the index. “Show my latest alerts” — this account’s hits. “Run my cocoa monitor now” — same as Run now in the app, after you confirm. “Pause every monitor” — only after you confirm. Create a key Open setup page See plans Connector URL https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY HTTP curl -s https://www.sentrydock.com/api/v1/news/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SENTRYDOCK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"news in Peru","hours_ago":48,"limit":20}'

Question 6

How do I use SentryDock with Grok?

Accepted Answer

Grok can attach a custom connector the same way it attaches built-in ones. You paste one public SentryDock address that includes your key. After Grok discovers the tools, they show up in ordinary chats on the web and in the Grok apps. This is the same SentryDock account as Claude or Cursor. Start with “What’s on my SentryDock account?” then a news question. See what to ask. Need a paid plan first? Check pricing. Same key works in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or Grok. On grok.com: Create a key in Settings → Agents and copy it. Open Grok connectors. Click New Connector, then Custom. Paste the MCP address from the snippet, with your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY. Name it SentryDock. Save. Grok will list the SentryDock tools. In a new chat, ask “What’s on my SentryDock account?” then “What’s the news in Peru?” From a Grok chat On grok.com you can also click the + button in a chat, choose Connectors, and add the same custom address there. Paid Grok plans are what xAI uses for custom connectors; if the Custom option is missing, you are on a plan that does not include them yet. Grok in a coding tool If you are in a coding assistant that already speaks MCP (including Grok-based coding tools), paste the JSON config the same way you would for Cursor. The address is identical. What to say first “What’s on my SentryDock account?” — plan, monitors, delivery, latest alerts. “News in Peru” or “copper strikes in Chile” — ranked headlines already in the index. “Show my latest alerts” — this account’s hits. “Run my cocoa monitor now” — same as Run now in the app, after you confirm. “Pause every monitor” — only after you confirm. Create a key Open setup page See plans Connector URL https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY JSON config {
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentrydock": {
      "url": "https://www.sentrydock.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

AI agents

How it works

🔌 How do I connect an AI agent?

💬 What should I ask the helper?

Setup by tool

🟠 How do I use SentryDock with Claude?

⌨️ How do I use SentryDock with Cursor?

🟢 How do I use SentryDock with ChatGPT?

⚫ How do I use SentryDock with Grok?