How-to guides

# How-to guides

Steps for a specific job, for people who already know Drum.

## Pages

- [How to connect a hosted AI client](/mcp/how-to/connect-a-hosted-ai-client/): Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Cursor hosted agents or Copilot Studio to Drum with Sign in with Drum.

- [How to connect a client with an API token](/mcp/how-to/connect-a-client-with-an-api-token/): Connect Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex or another client you configure by hand to Drum with an API token.

- [How to choose toolsets](/mcp/how-to/choose-toolsets/): Pick which Drum tools an AI assistant gets, and change the selection on a connection or an API token.

- [How to manage and revoke connections](/mcp/how-to/manage-and-revoke-connections/): See which AI clients can use your Drum account, and cut off a connection or an API token.

- [How to give an assistant its own Drum user](/mcp/how-to/give-an-assistant-its-own-drum-user/): Run a shared or automated assistant as its own Drum user, with a role that allows only the work it should do.

- [How to log time and costs with an assistant](/mcp/how-to/log-time-and-costs-with-an-assistant/): Log and correct time entries, record costs and receipts, and submit an expense claim by asking an AI assistant.

- [How to build an agent on the Drum MCP server](/mcp/how-to/build-an-agent-on-the-drum-mcp-server/): Give your own AI agent Drum's tools through the Anthropic API MCP connector, the OpenAI Responses API, or an MCP SDK.

- [How to troubleshoot an MCP connection](/mcp/how-to/troubleshoot-an-mcp-connection/): Fix the common problems when an AI assistant cannot connect to Drum, cannot see a tool, or is refused.

Steps for a specific job, for people who already know Drum.