OAUTH

Intercom MCP server, with a policy gate.

Let support agents (the AI kind) reach Intercom through one audited endpoint instead of a shared access token.

Your agents connect tohttps://app.gentkey.com/mcpclaude.ai (web & mobile) · Claude Code · Cursor · any MCP client
ACCESS MODEL

What’s free, what needs a grant.

Reads: Intercom's tools ship write-gated until a curated read set lands — conversations carry customer PII, so labels aren't taken on faith.

Writes: Grant mcp-intercom.write and the connector opens; revoke it and the next call is denied.

Gentkey proxies the official Intercom MCP server (https://mcp.intercom.com/mcp) — you get the vendor’s own tools, with custody, gating, and audit added in front.

GrantWhat it governs
mcp-intercom.writeEvery tool the official Intercom server exposes — conversations, contacts, articles, and reads too, until a curated read set lands
SETUP

Connect once, use everywhere.

Sign in at gentkey.com, add Intercom (oauth), then point each client at your endpoint. Every client completes a standard OAuth flow and lands in your Gentkey — your connections, nobody else’s.

claude.ai (web & mobile)

  1. Settings → Connectors
  2. Add custom connector
  3. Paste https://app.gentkey.com/mcp and finish the OAuth prompt

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http \
  gentkey https://app.gentkey.com/mcp

Cursor

// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gentkey": { "url": "https://app.gentkey.com/mcp" }
  }
}
IN PRACTICE

Things agents do with Intercom here.

  • What are customers complaining about most this week?
  • Find every conversation mentioning 'refund' in the last 48 hours.
  • Which help articles get the most views?
  • Summarize the conversation history with jane@example.com.
SECURITY

Custody, gating, and audit — built in.

aes-256-gcm

The model never sees a credential

Your Intercom token is encrypted at rest and injected server-side at call time. Your stored credential never enters a context window.

grants

Writes need a grant

Anything that changes state needs a capability you granted explicitly — revoke it and the next call is denied.

audit_log

A trail you can act on

Every decision is attributed to the agent that made it — allowed, denied, or denied by constraint.

FAQ

Fair questions.

Does Gentkey keep my customers' conversation data?

Tool responses are relayed to the agent that asked, not retained as content. What Gentkey keeps is the audit record of the call: the agent, the tool, sanitized arguments, and the verdict.

What happens when an agent calls a Intercom write tool it hasn't been granted?

The call is denied at the gateway — nothing reaches Intercom — and the denial is recorded in the audit log along with the grant that would have authorized it, so you can decide deliberately instead of finding out later.

Where are my credentials stored?

Encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM) on Gentkey's server and injected server-side at call time. No credential you store with Gentkey ever enters a model's context window or an agent's config file.

Can I use this from claude.ai's free plan?

Yes — and it's the strongest case for a gateway: free claude.ai accounts currently get a single custom connector, so pointing that one slot at Gentkey puts every connector you've linked behind it.

How do I revoke an agent's access?

Revoke the grant (the next write is denied) or revoke the agent's tokens entirely in one click. Other agents and their grants are untouched — no shared key to rotate.

Is Gentkey affiliated with Intercom?

No. Gentkey is an independent MCP gateway. Trademarks belong to their owners; where an official Intercom MCP server exists, Gentkey proxies it and adds custody, gating, and audit on top.

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Often connected together.

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