# Candid MCP: Use Candid in Slack and Email

Source: https://maito.app/integrations/candid

Connect the Candid MCP server to Maito with one sign-in, and your whole team can use it from Slack or email: “Which foundations fund youth literacy programs in Ohio?”

Candid holds data on nonprofits and funders, including grants and foundations. Connect the Candid MCP server to Maito once, and everyone on your team can use Candid from Slack, by email, or from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, Grok or Muse. Nobody else has to sign in.

-   Connects in one click
-   Sign in with Candid
-   One connection for the whole team
-   Server by [Candid](https://candid.org/)

Updated October 21, 2026

## What you can ask with Candid

Requests to Maito

![Dana](https://maito.app/marketing-avatars/dana.webp)

Dana in Slack

Which foundations fund youth literacy programs in Ohio?

![Sam](https://maito.app/marketing-avatars/sam.webp)

Sam by email

What grants did the Gates Foundation give to education groups last year?

Maito uses Candid to do the work and replies where you asked.

## How to connect Candid

Open Connections in your workspace and choose Connect next to Candid. You sign in to Candid in a new tab, and that's the whole setup. Name the account and choose Workspace under who can use it. That's the only time anyone signs in: your whole team, shared chats and Loops can use Candid from then on. Or skip ahead and ask for the work: Maito sends you a link if Candid isn't connected yet.

## Questions

### What is the Candid MCP server URL?

Candid publishes it at https://mcp.candid.org/mcp, and it signs in with OAuth, so there's no key to copy.

### Can I use the Candid MCP server from Slack?

Yes. Connect it to Maito once, then mention Maito in any Slack channel or send it a direct message. The same connection works by email and from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, Grok or Muse.

### Does everyone on my team have to connect Candid?

No. One person connects it once and chooses Workspace. Then everyone in the workspace, shared chats and Loops can use Candid, without signing in themselves. Choose Only me instead to keep it to your own chats.

### Do I have to connect Candid before I ask?

No. If a request needs Candid and it isn't connected yet, your agent sends you a link. Connect it, and the work picks up where it stopped.

### Can I limit what Maito does in Candid?

Yes. After you connect, turn off any Candid tools you don't want Maito to use, such as the ones that change data. Tools Candid adds later stay off until you turn them on.

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