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Connect Droners.io to your AI Assistant via MCP

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Written by Kimberley Netshivhale

Droners.io speaks MCP (Model Context Protocol), so Claude, Codex, and other MCP-compatible assistants can book jobs, check invoices, message pilots, and manage your account directly. No browser tab required.

What the Droners MCP server can do

Once connected, your assistant gets access to four sets of tools backed directly by your Droners.io account.

1. Invoices

  • List and filter invoices

  • View invoice detail

  • Manage saved payment cards

  • Pay or delay a payment

2. Professionals

  • Search for pilots

  • View portfolios, drones & equipment

  • Manage favorite professionals

3. Messaging

  • List message threads

  • Read messages in a thread

  • Send replies and attachments

4. Jobs

  • Create and update jobs

  • Hire pilots & manage bidding

  • Manage attachments & locations

  • Post DFY requests, invite pilots, leave reviews

Getting Started

Follow these three steps to request a token, configure your assistant, and test the connection.

1. Request your MCP access token

Email [email protected] from the email address associated with your Droners.io account and let us know you'd like MCP access. Our team will issue you a personal integration token and send it to you securely.

Keep it private. Anyone with the token can act on your account.

2. Configure your assistant

Note: Claude Desktop and Claude Code read the same config file, so these steps work for either one.

For Claude:

  1. Go to Claude → Settings → Developer.

  2. Click Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your file browser.

  3. Paste the configuration below, replacing YOUR_TOKEN with the token you received:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "droners": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.droners.io/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude (Desktop or Code).

For Codex (HTTP):

Codex connects over Streamable HTTP and is added through its settings screen — no config file editing required.

  1. Open Settings (the gear icon) in the Codex desktop app, or Settings → MCP Settings in the Codex VS Code extension.

  2. Go to MCP Servers and click Add server.

  3. Select Streamable HTTP as the transport.

  4. Fill in the following fields, then save and authenticate:

    • Name: droners

    • URL: [https://mcp.droners.io/mcp](https://mcp.droners.io/mcp)

    • Bearer token env var: the token you received

Field

Value

Name

droners

URL

[https://mcp.droners.io/mcp]

Bearer token env var

the token you received

Leave Headers empty — the Bearer token field handles authentication for you. After saving, click Refresh and Authenticate if prompted.

3. Test the connection

Start a new chat in your assistant and try the following, in order:

Test 1: Tools

Ask: "What does Droners MCP have?"

If you see a list of tools, the connection works. ✅

Test 2: Real Request

Ask: "Show me my latest invoice."

If you get a real result back, everything is fully working! ✅
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Ready to connect?

Email our team to request your MCP access token and we'll get you set up.

[email protected]

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