Study with Claude or ChatGPT

Connect the AI you already use to Termspring and it works from your plan, notes, flashcards and weak spots, with Termspring’s study method: questions before explanations, hints one step at a time. What you do in the chat lands back in Termspring.

Before you start

Connecting AI apps is part of Termspring Plus and Max.
You sign in with your Termspring account. Termspring never sees your Claude or ChatGPT password, and they never see yours.
Set it up on a computer if you can. Once connected, it works in the apps on your phone too.

Connector addresshttps://www.termspring.com/mcp

Opening the address in a browser shows an error (401): it only answers apps you’ve signed in. That’s expected.

Connect Claude

Open Claude’s connector settings

In Claude’s Connectors page, choose Add custom connector.
Name it Termspring and paste the connector address. Leave the advanced settings as they are.
Choose Add, then Connect, and sign in to Termspring.
Keep “Save what you do in the chat” ticked and choose Allow.
Start a new chat. Termspring shows under Connectors in the chat’s + menu.

Works on Claude’s Free plan (one custom connector), and once added on the web it works in the desktop and phone apps too.

Connect ChatGPT

Open ChatGPT’s connector settings

In ChatGPT’s Plugins page, choose +, then Add custom MCP server. If there’s no option to add one, turn on Developer mode under Settings › Plugins › Advanced first.
Name it Termspring and paste the connector address as the server URL. Authentication: OAuth.
Review ChatGPT’s warning, confirm, then create it.
Sign in to Termspring, keep “Save what you do in the chat” ticked and choose Allow.
In a new chat, open + and switch Termspring on.

Adding a server by address needs ChatGPT’s developer mode, which some ChatGPT plans don’t offer yet. Set it up on chatgpt.com, not the phone app.

Connect Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal, then type /mcp in Claude Code and sign in to Termspring.

claude mcp add --scope user --transport http termspring https://www.termspring.com/mcp

Your first chat

Start a new chat with Termspring switched on and paste this. It checks the connection, then runs your next planned study block.

Termspring is connected. Call termspring_overview and tell me in two lines what you can see: today's date, my modules, and whether you can save. Then run my next planned study block with termspring_study_brief, one step at a time. Ask me before you tell me, give hints one rung at a time, and ask how sure I am before any answer is revealed. Tick the steps off with termspring_session_step as we go, and at the end save what else we did with termspring_record_study.

What it can do

Read your plan, modules, notes, due cards, questions and weak spots, so it can quiz you on what you need.
Save study results straight to Termspring, so your memory map and plan stay current. You can undo any of them in Settings › AI apps.
Draft flashcards, tasks and worksheets. They wait in your AI inbox until you approve them.
Never write or finish graded coursework, and never help with a module whose AI level you’ve set to none.

Settings › AI apps shows every app you’ve connected and what each one did, and the AI-use log there helps you write an acknowledgement for coursework. The privacy notice says what is shared and kept.

If something goes wrong

The sign-in page says the link has expired: start Connect again in Claude or ChatGPT.
The AI says plan_required: the connector is part of Plus and Max. You can upgrade in Termspring’s Settings.
The AI says study_without_ai: Study without AI is on in Termspring’s Settings, and your data stays in Termspring until you turn it off.
The tools don’t appear: start a new chat, and check Termspring is switched on in the chat’s + menu.
ChatGPT has no way to add a server: your ChatGPT plan may not offer developer mode yet. Claude works on every plan, including Free.

To disconnect, open Termspring › Settings › AI apps and choose Disconnect. It stops at once. Still stuck? Write to hello@termspring.com.