Set up Basin

Connect your assistant. Give your work somewhere to continue.

Choose your AI tool, connect Basin, then save the context you want your next conversation to start from.

Choose your AI tool.

Follow the guide for the tool you use. You'll sign in to Basin as you connect, or create an account if you're new.

ClaudeConnect from Claude's settings.Claude CodeConnect from your terminal.ChatGPTConnect Basin to your chats.CursorConnect Basin to your coding workspace.GeminiCheck Gemini Spark requirements, then connect.PerplexityAdd Basin as a custom connector.GrokBring your own MCP connector.Copilot StudioAdd Basin as a tool to an agent you build.AntigravityAdd Basin to its configuration file.Another AI toolCheck whether your tool supports Basin's MCP connection.

Using a work account? Your organization may need to enable the connection. Your tool's guide explains what to check.

You can connect unlimited assistants. Connect each of your own tools to the same Basin account.

Already know where to add a connector?

https://mcp.getbasin.co/mcp

Basin MCP endpoint

Paste this into your tool's connector settings. Sign in to Basin when prompted.

Give your assistant a reminder.

Add this to your tool's saved instructions so new conversations know to check Basin:

Check Basin at the start of every conversation.

Claude: Settings → Profile · ChatGPT: Custom instructions

Your tool's guide shows where it goes. This is a reminder; some tools also require you to select or enable Basin in the conversation.

Save a project you're already working on.

Open a conversation with Basin enabled. Use a project already in the chat, or give your assistant a brief to work from.

Help me save this project in Basin. Ask me which space to use, then record its goal, the decisions made and the next steps from the context I've given you. Ask me for anything missing, and show me where you saved it.

Ask your assistant

A space holds the files and instructions for a project. You can choose an existing space or create one when prompted.

Look for: a saved file with the project details you supplied. The work needs to be written to Basin to be available in another conversation.

Pick it up in a new conversation.

Start a fresh conversation with Basin enabled. You can use the same tool, or connect another assistant to the same Basin account.

Read the project brief I saved in Basin. If there's more than one, ask me which project. Tell me the goal, the decisions so far and the next step, using the saved file.

Ask your assistant

Look for: an answer drawn from the file you saved, without pasting the brief again.

Connect another assistant

Joining someone's project? Accept their invitation, then connect using the same Basin account.

Need a hand?

Email hello@getbasin.co with the tool you use and where you got stuck.