Connect any AI agent
Use Ask The W from the agent you already work in.
Your agent reads the project's W Card, North Star, outcomes, decisions, and moves. It writes only when you ask. Ask it to open anything, and it gives you the link to that page in Ask The W.
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other AI apps that support MCP connectors.
What should I do next?
Three moves toward your North Star, 50 salons booking weekly:
- Interview five salon owners about missed bookings
- Choose a payments provider
- Build the booking page
Open the first one in Ask The W.
Here is the link to that move.
Open the move in Ask The W →
What you can ask
Ask in plain words. Your agent picks the tool.
Each request runs the same checks as the Ask The W web app. Answers that refer to a decision, outcome, move, or file include its link.
| Area | You ask | What happens | Tool | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | “Start a project for a booking app.” | Gives you the link to create a project in Ask The W. Your agent connects to it after you create it. | create_project | Reads |
| Wizard | “Change the W Card audience to salon owners.” | Updates one field on the W Card. | set_card_field | Writes when you ask |
| Wizard | “Open Strategy.” | Gives you the link to the project's Strategy page. | navigate | Reads |
| Way | “What should I do next?” | Lists the next moves toward the North Star. | next_moves | Reads |
| Way | “Record that we chose Stripe for payments.” | Adds a decision to the project. | create_decision | Writes when you ask |
| Way | “Add an outcome: 50 salons booking weekly.” | Adds an outcome to the plan. | create_outcome | Writes when you ask |
| Workspace | “Find the launch plan.” | Searches the project files and links the one it found. | files_answer | Reads |
| Workspace | “Save today's notes as a doc.” | Writes a new file in the project. | write_project_doc | Writes when you ask |
| Wire | “Draft an update to the team.” | Writes a draft for a person to review. Nothing is sent. | draft_wire_message | Writes a draft |
| World | “Run a competitive analysis.” | Starts a World competitive analysis. | refresh_world | Starts paid work |
| Whiteboard | “Map out the booking flow.” | Starts a Whiteboard map of the project. | request_whiteboard_map | Writes when you ask |
| Preview | “How is the build going?” | Shows the last builds, any problem, and the shared preview link. | preview_status | Reads |
| Any page | “Open this in Ask The W.” | Gives you the link to the page you were talking about. | navigate | Reads |
Open on the web
Open anything in Ask The W.
Ask your agent to open a page, and it gives you the link. If your browser is signed in to Ask The W, the link opens that page.
Links open only for people who can open the project. The shared preview link opens for anyone who has it.
Links your agent can give you
- Project
- Opens in Way
- Strategy
- Opens in Wizard
- Decision, outcome, or move
- Opens in Way
- File
- Opens in Workspace
- Competitive analysis
- Opens in World
- Whiteboard
- Opens in Whiteboard
- Wire
- Opens in Wire
- Working preview
- Opens in the live site
Connect
Connect in three steps.
STEP 1
Add the connector
In Claude, ChatGPT, or another AI app, add a custom connector and paste this address.
https://my.askthew.com/api/mcpSTEP 2
Sign in and choose a project
Sign in to Ask The W and choose the project to connect. New to Ask The W? Sign up and create your first project, then open the connect link again. Ask your AI app to switch to another project you manage at any time.
STEP 3
Ask
Start with a question about your project.
What should I do next?
STEP 1
Claude Code plugin: add the marketplace
Confirm the trust prompt when Claude Code asks.
In the Claude Code session
/plugin marketplace add AskTheWAI/claude-plugins/plugin install askthew-paid@askthewFrom the terminal
claude plugin marketplace add AskTheWAI/claude-pluginsclaude plugin install askthew-paid@askthew --scope userIn the Claude Code session, add the marketplace and install askthew-paid@askthew. From the terminal, the same steps are `claude plugin marketplace add` and `claude plugin install`. Confirm the trust prompt when Claude Code asks; this is not a silent install.
STEP 2
Open a session in this project and connect it
You need a paid Ask The W project. Sign in on Ask The W, open the confirmation link, choose that project, and confirm the code from your coding agent. When the coding agent first uses Ask The W, it should call askthew_start_workspace_bind. Open the browser confirmation URL, confirm the displayed code, and choose the paid project. The agent should not ask for your email or a six-digit code.
- Browser confirmation URL
- Displayed code confirmation
- Paid project
After connection, project context and later writes stay on that paid project for the folder you opened (`scopeKey`). The coding agent itself is not the project.
STEP 3
Restart the coding agent
After the install finishes, close and reopen the coding agent so the new MCP tools load. In Claude Code, `/reload-plugins` can load them in an already-open session.
STEP 1
Codex plugin: add the marketplace
Confirm the install in the Codex Plugins UI.
In the Codex session
/pluginsFrom the terminal
codex plugin marketplace add AskTheWAI/codex-plugin --ref maincodex plugin add askthewIn the Codex session, open `/plugins` and install Ask The W from the `askthew` marketplace. From the terminal, run the marketplace add command, then `codex plugin add askthew`.
STEP 2
Open a session in this project and connect it
You need a paid Ask The W project. Sign in on Ask The W, open the confirmation link, choose that project, and confirm the code from your coding agent. When the coding agent first uses Ask The W, it should call askthew_start_workspace_bind. Open the browser confirmation URL, confirm the displayed code, and choose the paid project. The agent should not ask for your email or a six-digit code.
- Browser confirmation URL
- Displayed code confirmation
- Paid project
After connection, project context and later writes stay on that paid project for the folder you opened (`scopeKey`). The coding agent itself is not the project.
STEP 3
Restart the coding agent
After the install finishes, close and reopen the coding agent so the new MCP tools load. In Claude Code, `/reload-plugins` can load them in an already-open session.
STEP 1
Cursor: add the MCP server
There is no Ask The W Cursor marketplace plugin yet. Add this MCP server in Customize with @askthew/mcp-plugin@0.6.1, or save it to `.cursor/mcp.json` in this project or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for all projects. Cursor CLI uses the same file.
In Cursor Customize
Open Customize in the sidebar, open MCPs, then enable Ask The W after the file below exists.
From the terminal
{ "mcpServers": { "askthew": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "--package", "@askthew/mcp-plugin@0.6.1", "askthew-mcp"], "env": { "ASKTHEW_API_URL": "https://my.askthew.com", "ASKTHEW_HOST_TYPE": "cursor", "ASKTHEW_REQUIRE_PAID": "true" } } } }agent mcp enable askthewSTEP 2
Open a session in this project and connect it
You need a paid Ask The W project. Sign in on Ask The W, open the confirmation link, choose that project, and confirm the code from your coding agent. When the coding agent first uses Ask The W, it should call askthew_start_workspace_bind. Open the browser confirmation URL, confirm the displayed code, and choose the paid project. The agent should not ask for your email or a six-digit code.
- Browser confirmation URL
- Displayed code confirmation
- Paid project
After connection, project context and later writes stay on that paid project for the folder you opened (`scopeKey`). The coding agent itself is not the project.
STEP 3
Restart the coding agent
After the install finishes, close and reopen the coding agent so the new MCP tools load. In Claude Code, `/reload-plugins` can load them in an already-open session.
Need the full guide? Read Install the Ask The W plugin. Agents can read askthew.com/llms.txt.