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| Client | Plugin installation | MCP connection |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Cowork (Claude desktop app) | Customize → Plugins | configuration file, through the helper tool mcp-remote (requires Node.js) |
| Claude Code CLI | command line | command line |
| GitHub Copilot App | Customize → Manage marketplaces, Add plugin | Customize → Add → MCP Server |
| GitHub Copilot CLI | command line | configuration file |
| OpenAI ChatGPT/Codex | Customize → Plugins | Settings → Plugins → MCPs, token in an environment variable |
| OpenAI Codex CLI | command line | configuration file, token in an environment variable |
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Not supported: claude.ai Chat, and the Chat mode of the Claude desktop app. The Companion needs its plugin files next to its skill, and they are not available there. In the Claude desktop app, use Cowork or Code.
Limited support: Microsoft Copilot Desktop app. Copilot does not support local MCP connections at the time of releasing iDNA 3.5.0. To retain partly plugin capability, place the plugin files in the user's OneDrive. Copilot will index them and have the capability to answer questions regarding iDNA content/dashboards and support SQL query creation.
Prerequisites
- Client: one of the supported clients, installed and signed in.
- Installation source: access to github.com, or an offline copy of the plugin (see Machines Without Access to github.com).
- License: installing or using the plugin is subject to its license, which is part of the plugin and of the repository on GitHub.
- For live data:
- the MCP server is enabled on your iDNA appliance (iDNA Applications 3.5.0 or later),
- your iDNA user has the MCP role (ask your iDNA administrator),
- your machine reaches the appliance over HTTPS (through VPN where applicable),
- a personal MCP token (see the next section).
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