Claude Code is the command-line tool. Adding the connector is a single command.
How to connect in Claude Code?
In your terminal, run:
claude mcp add --transport http HTA_MCP https://mcp.hilltopads.com/mcp
Claude Code confirms: Added HTTP MCP server HTA_MCP. Here HTA_MCP is just the local name of the server — you can choose another.
Step 1 — add the server with a single command.
2. Start Claude Code. It notices the server needs authentication. Run the /mcp command.
Step 2 — run /mcp.
3. In the server list, HTA_MCP shows needs authentication. Open it.
Step 3 — HTA_MCP needs authentication.
4. Choose Authenticate.
Step 4 — choose Authenticate.
5. Claude Code opens a browser window for authentication. (If it does not open automatically, copy the printed URL into your browser.)
Step 5 — a browser opens for authentication.
6. On the HilltopAds MCP Authorization page, paste your API key and click Authorize.
Step 6 — authorize with your API key.
7. The browser shows Authentication successful — close the tab and return to the terminal.
Step 7 — authentication successful; return to the terminal.
8. Run /mcp again: HTA_MCP now shows connected with its tools available.
Step 8 — HTA_MCP is connected and its tools are available.
Using it in Claude Code
Ask for data and Claude Code will call the connector — and can go further, for example building a chart from the numbers. Try: “using HTA_MCP get advertiser stats for last 7 days and plot a graph for the top-5 geo, grouping by geo.”
Claude Code fetches the stats and prepares a visualization.
The result: a top-5 GEO table plus a generated chart.