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Run and read your research from ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor.

One Alchemic connector. The same email and password as the dashboard. Pick the tool you already use and connect it in a few steps.

Server URLhttps://alchemicmcp.getecho.chat/mcp

ChatGPT

Use ChatGPT on the web. Availability depends on your account and workspace.

  1. 1

    Add an MCP app

    Open Plugins and choose Add, then Create MCP App. If it is missing, turn on developer mode or ask an admin to allow custom MCP apps.

  2. 2

    Point it at Alchemic

    Name it Alchemic. Set the server URL above and Authentication to OAuth. Confirm the notice and click Create.

  3. 3

    Sign in

    Continue to Alchemic and use the same email and password as the dashboard. Choose Allow.

  4. 4

    Ask in a new chat

    Type @Alchemic and ask it to show the studies in your workspace.

How you get an account

The connector uses the same login as the Alchemic dashboard. New here? Request access from the sign-in page and we approve it.

  1. 1

    Already on the dashboard?

    Use the same email and password when ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor opens the Alchemic sign-in page.

  2. 2

    New? Request access

    On the sign-in page choose Create account. Enter your email, your name, and a name for your workspace, then choose Email me a code. Enter the 6-digit code and set a password. That password also works on the dashboard.

  3. 3

    We approve it

    Your request comes to the Alchemic team. Until it is approved, the sign-in page says your account is waiting for approval. Once approved, we email you, your workspace gets starter credits, and you can sign in from any client.

  4. 4

    Confirm the first connection

    The first time you connect, we email a 6-digit code. Enter it on the sign-in page. After that, email and password are enough.

  5. 5

    Forgot your password?

    Choose Forgot password on the same page. We email a 6-digit code. The new password works for the connector and the dashboard.

What to ask it

Once a client is connected, talk to it in plain language. These are the usual jobs.

See your workspace

Ask it to show the studies in your workspace, then the insights and quotes on the latest report.

Build an interviewer

Say what you want to learn, who to talk to, and attach any concepts. Ask it to build the interviewer, run the test interviews, and give you the links. It tells you what it assumed.

Test before anyone real sees it

Ask it to run the test interviews with synthetic respondents. If it lists fixes, say yes before it applies them, then let it test once more.

Share the live link

Ask for the respondent links only after the test interviews pass. Share the link it marks as live, not the test link, which is only for trying the interview yourself.

Read the results

After interviews are in, ask it to analyze the study. Then ask for insights, quotes, or a question across the interviews.

Buy credits

Ask how many credits are left. If you need more, it can list the packages and hand you a payment link. You complete the payment yourself.

Tools

These are the tools the connector can use. A login only sees the ones its access includes. Open a group to read what each tool does.

Workspace and studies (7)
list_studies

Lists the studies in your workspace.

count_studies

Tells you how many studies your workspace has.

search_studies

Finds studies by words in their name.

get_org_summary

Gives a quick overview of your workspace: number of studies and credits left.

manage_echo_study

Creates a new study, or reads and renames an existing one.

get_study_brief

Summarises what a study is about and how many usable interviews it has.

parse_echo_dashboard_url

Reads a dashboard link you paste and works out which study, interviewer or report it points to.

Reports and insights (13)
analyze_study

Turns a study's completed interviews into a report with insights.

list_study_reports

Lists the analysis reports on a study.

get_study_insights

Reads the insights on a report.

get_report_questions

Lists the questions a report analyses, and the themes under each.

get_report_quotes

Pulls respondent quotes from a report.

get_l3_citations

Shows the exact quotes behind one theme, so you can check a finding.

list_report_verbatims

Pages through every stored quote on a report, question by question.

list_deepdive_questions

Lists the report questions you can run a deep dive on.

run_deepdive_query

Asks a new question across all the interviews in a report and returns an analysed answer, optionally split by group.

list_saved_insights_summary

Lists the insight cards saved on a report.

get_saved_insight

Reads one saved insight card, including its chart data.

generate_study_onepager

Creates a one-page summary of a study: what it asked and what came back.

request_study_deck

Gives you the link to a study's insight deck, if one has been published.

AI interviewers (17)
list_study_ai_interviewers

Lists the AI interviewers on a study.

create_ai_interviewer

Creates a new AI interviewer on a study from your brief.

clone_ai_interviewer

Copies an existing interviewer into one of your studies.

update_ai_interviewer

Changes an interviewer's basic settings: name, brief, languages and length.

update_ai_interviewer_discussion_guide

Replaces the interviewer's discussion guide.

accept_ai_interviewer_quote

Shows the credit cost of a build and records your approval before it goes ahead.

get_ai_interviewer_advanced_sections

Reads the full interview flow: intro, screener, topics, survey and ending.

update_ai_interviewer_advanced_sections

Saves a new version of the full interview flow.

validate_ai_interviewer_advanced_sections

Checks a proposed interview flow for problems without saving it.

diff_builder_sections

Shows what would change between the current flow and a proposed one, without saving.

generate_interview_questions

Suggests interview questions for each screen of a prototype.

get_builder_workflow_state

Tells you where an interviewer build is and what the next step is.

get_builder_quality_gate

Tells you whether an interviewer passed its automatic quality check.

lint_builder_purpose

Checks the wording of an interview topic before it is saved.

validate_builder_full

Runs a full check of an interviewer before respondents see it.

list_builder_edit_snapshots

Lists the automatic backups taken before each big edit.

restore_builder_edit_snapshot

Rolls an interviewer back to an earlier backup. Asks you first.

Questions, quotas, and screen-outs (15)
add_builder_question

Adds a screener or survey question.

update_builder_question

Edits a screener or survey question.

remove_builder_question

Deletes a screener or survey question. Asks you first.

add_builder_question_option

Adds an answer option to a question.

remove_builder_question_option

Deletes an answer option. Asks you first.

add_builder_subtopic

Adds a topic to the conversation, either a fixed question or an open one the AI probes.

update_builder_subtopic

Edits a conversation topic: its goal, opening question or how deep to probe.

remove_builder_subtopic

Deletes a conversation topic. Asks you first.

get_builder_question_types

Lists the question types you can use in a screener or survey.

set_builder_quotas

Sets sample limits across several questions, for example age by city.

set_builder_question_quotas

Caps how many people can choose each answer of one question.

set_builder_sanity_thresholds

Sets how patient the interviewer is with unclear or off-topic answers.

generate_illogical_flags

Adds checks that flag respondents who contradict themselves.

generate_illogical_terminations

Adds rules that screen out respondents whose answers clearly contradict each other.

manage_builder_illogical_rules

Lists, adds, edits or removes contradiction rules by hand.

Test interviews (6)
test_ai_interviewer

Runs a set of test interviews with synthetic respondents and tells you if the interviewer is ready to share.

run_sim_quick

Runs one test interview with a synthetic respondent.

run_sim_with_memory

Runs longer, more realistic test interviews with full respondent profiles.

review_builder_sim_scorecard

Scores a test interview and lists concrete fixes.

get_job

Checks on a task that runs in the background, such as a test or an analysis.

wait_for_job

Waits for a background task to finish and returns the result.

Concepts and files (5)
media_warehouse_upload

Uploads an image, video or document to a study's media library.

media_warehouse_list

Lists the files in a study's media library.

generate_prototype_image

Creates a concept board or product visual from a written description.

register_study_asset

Adds an image or video to a study so the interviewer can show it to respondents.

list_study_assets

Lists the images and videos a study can show respondents.

Invites and fielding (9)
preview_builder_invite

Shows what publishing the interviewer would produce, without changing anything.

save_and_update_ai_interviewer_invites

Publishes the interviewer so respondents get the latest version through its links.

rerun_invite_preflight

Re-runs the release checks after you fix what held the links back.

list_study_invites

Lists a study's invite links and whether each is live.

dashboard_get_invite_details

Reads the settings and status of one invite link.

download_invite_uid_links

Creates a unique interview link for each respondent.

get_study_funnel_status

Shows how each link is doing: clicked, started, screened out and completed.

count_study_responses_by_stage

Counts respondents at a given stage of a study.

dashboard_termination_breakdown

Shows why respondents were screened out, grouped by reason.

Credits (5)
get_org_credits

Shows how many interview credits you have left.

list_credit_packages

Lists the credit packs you can buy and their prices.

get_org_billing

Shows your billing settings, such as auto top-up.

create_credit_checkout

Gives you a payment link to buy a credit pack. You complete the payment yourself.

create_credit_payment_link

Gives you a top-up payment link when auto top-up is on and credits are low.

Help (2)
search_alchemic_docs

Searches Alchemic's how-to guides.

report_issue

Tells the Alchemic team something is broken or confusing.

Try these once you are connected

A short request is enough. Alchemic fills the gaps and tells you what it assumed.

“Show me all studies in my workspace”
“What are the key insights from our most recent study?”
“Create an AI interviewer for a study on urban mobility habits”

Marketplace reviewers

Reviewing Alchemic for a connector directory? We give you a demo workspace with a fictional study and no real client data.

The login is in our directory submission. If you need it again, email hello@thealchemic.com.