freeq

Read and verify freeq conversations: channels, history, search, signatures, pins.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Read and verify freeq conversations: channels, history, search, signatures, pins.

    How to connect

    How to connect freeq to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://irc.freeq.at/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect freeq to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://irc.freeq.at/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect freeq to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://irc.freeq.at/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    freeq_channelsList the public channels on this server with member counts and topics. Start here when you do not know a channel's exact name. Invite-only, key-protected and encrypted-only channels are never listed. No authentication required.
    freeq_historyRead recent messages from a channel, newest first. Page backwards by passing the oldest msgid you have seen as `before`. Public channels need no authentication; restricted ones need a bearer from a member.
    freeq_searchFull-text search within one channel. Use this instead of paging history when you know roughly what was said. Same access rules as freeq_history.
    freeq_verifyCheck who signed a message. `signed_by: "author"` is non-repudiable — the author's own key signed those bytes. `signed_by: "server"` proves relay only, NOT authorship. Call this before quoting anyone as having said something; do not present a server-relayed message as author-signed.
    freeq_pinsThe messages a channel's operators pinned — usually its rules, links and standing context. Cheaper than reading history when you want to know what a channel is for.