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AI Knowledge Connector

A read-only Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants answer questions about a business directly from that business’s own published knowledge — accurate, current, and grounded in the business’s own information rather than inferred from third-party sources across the open web.

What it is

Each Courtyard customer has a dedicated AI Knowledge Connector: an internet-hosted MCP server that serves the business’s own published knowledge — services, pricing, hours, availability, policies, and more — to AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT. The connector is read-only: it returns published information and never modifies data, takes bookings, or performs transactions.

Every connector is operated by Courtyard AI with the explicit authorization of the business it represents, and its knowledge base is kept accurate and up to date automatically.

Tools

The connector exposes two read-only tools:

ToolDescriptionParameters
searchFull-text search across the business’s published knowledge base. Returns ranked results, each with an id, title, url, and a text snippet.query (required), page_slugs (optional), limit(optional, 5–20)
fetchFetch the full published content of a single document by the id returned by search. Returns the id, title, full text, url, and metadata.id (required)

Both tools are annotated readOnlyHint: true and operate over a bounded, first-party corpus (openWorldHint: false). They follow the search/fetch contract used by ChatGPT for company knowledge and deep research, and every result carries a canonical url so answers are citable.

Authentication

None. The connector is public and read-only, so no account, login, or credentials are required to connect. It serves only information the business has chosen to publish.

Data handling & privacy

  • First-party content only.The connector returns the business’s own published business information — never third-party data.
  • No personal data. It exposes no customer records, personal data, or PII, and collects none from the conversation. The server logs only anonymous tool-call metadata for reliability.
  • Tenant isolation. Each business is served from its own dedicated host, and a request only ever resolves to the business that owns that host.

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How to connect

Each business’s connector lives at its own URL, following this pattern:

https://ai.<business-domain>/mcp

The transport is streamable HTTP. To add it in Claude: open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the URL, and connect (leave the authentication fields blank). In ChatGPT, add it as an MCP connector using the same URL.

Support

Questions about a connector? Contact support@getcourtyard.ai or visit getcourtyard.ai.