Getting Started with SynContext¶
Get Claude and other MCP-compatible clients sharing project context in under 5 minutes.
1. Create your account¶
- Go to syncontext.dev/app
- Click Sign Up and enter your email + password (min 8 characters)
- Your API key is displayed on the confirmation screen
- Check your email for a verification link (required to access the dashboard)
Save your API key immediately. It is shown only once at registration. If you lose it, you can regenerate one in Settings — but the old key will stop working.
Your API key works right away. You can connect API-key clients immediately, even before verifying your email. Email verification is only required for dashboard login.
2. Connect your first AI¶
Choose your MCP-compatible client and follow the connection guide:
- Claude Desktop / Claude.ai / Claude Code — Connect Claude
- ChatGPT — Connect ChatGPT
You can connect multiple MCP-compatible clients. They all work from the same SynContext project memory.
3. Store your first context¶
Once connected, ask your AI to store something:
Store this context in SynContext:
Project: my-app
Title: Tech stack decision
Content: We're using React + Vite for the frontend and Python + Starlette for the backend API.
The AI will call hub_store_context and confirm the entry was saved.
4. Verify sync works¶
Open a different AI client (e.g., if you stored from Claude, now open ChatGPT) and ask:
You should see the entry you just stored. That's cross-AI sync working.
5. Explore the dashboard¶
Visit syncontext.dev/app to:
- Browse your projects and context entries
- Search across everything with keyword, semantic, or hybrid search
- View edit history and roll back changes
- Export data as JSON
- Manage your account and API key
See the Dashboard Guide for a full walkthrough.
6. Understand your plan¶
The free tier includes:
| Resource | Limit |
|---|---|
| Projects | 3 |
| Context entries | 100 |
| Decisions | 50 |
Need more? See Plans & Billing to upgrade.
Next steps¶
- API Reference — All 21 MCP tools with parameters and examples
- Dashboard Guide — Everything you can do in the web dashboard
- Troubleshooting — Solutions for common issues