How to connect Aha to Claude Code

1. 1. Enable Aha in Metorial

   In your Metorial portal, enable the Aha MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.

2. 2. Add the server over HTTP

   Add --scope user to use it in every project.

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   claude mcp add --transport http metorial <your-magic-mcp-url>

3. 3. Sign in

   Run /mcp, select Metorial and sign in to load Aha tools.

• List Releases: List releases for a given product in Aha!.
• List Ideas: List ideas from Aha!, optionally filtered by product.
• Manage Feature: Create, update, or delete a feature in Aha!.
• List Users: List users in your Aha!
• Manage Idea: Create, update, or delete an idea in Aha!.
• Manage Epic: Create, update, or delete an epic in Aha!.
• Manage Comment: Create, update, list, or delete comments on Aha!
• Manage To-Do: Create, update, list, or delete to-dos on Aha!
• Manage Release: Create, update, or delete a release in Aha!.
• List Products: List all products (workspaces) in your Aha!
• Manage Initiative: Create, update, or delete a strategic initiative in Aha!.
• List Epics: List epics from Aha!, optionally filtered by product or release.
• List Goals & Initiatives: List strategic goals and/or initiatives from Aha!, optionally filtered by product.
• List Features: List features from Aha!, optionally filtered by product, release, epic, tag, or assignee.
• Manage Goal: Create, update, or delete a strategic goal in Aha!.
• And 2 more on the Aha MCP server page.

• Aha tools appear as mcp__metorial__<tool>. Use that name in permission rules to allow or deny a tool.
• Run /mcp to see whether Metorial is connected and to sign in again.
• Claude Code warns when a tool result passes 10,000 tokens and caps it at 25,000 by default. Raise the cap with MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS.
• Pre-approve trusted Aha tools with allow rules in your settings so Claude Code stops asking each time.

claude mcp list shows "Needs authentication"

Run /mcp, select Metorial, and sign in. If sign-in keeps failing, choose Clear authentication in the same menu and sign in again.

A teammate sees "Pending approval"

Servers shared through a project .mcp.json need approval. Run claude in the project and approve Metorial when asked.

Large tool results are cut off

Claude Code limits MCP tool output to 25,000 tokens by default. Raise it with the MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable.

Based on the Claude Code MCP documentation.