---
title: "Before You Start"
id: "before-you-start"
project: "ClickHelp User Manual"
url: "https://docs.clickhelp.com/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/before-you-start"
keywords:
  - "AI"
  - "MCP"
  - "MCP server"
updated: 2026-11-05T12:34:20Z
---

# Before You Start

Documentation index for AI tools: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
 
Before you hand documentation work to an AI agent, make sure you have the following.

* **An AI tool that supports MCP** — such as Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT (Codex), or Microsoft Copilot.
* **The REST API & MCP add-on** enabled on your portal. The Authoring MCP Server is part of this add-on. If your portal doesn't have it yet, see the [REST API & MCP add-on](https://clickhelp.com/online-documentation-tool-pricing/#sect-addons-4) on the pricing page.
* **A dedicated ClickHelp account for the agent.** Create a separate [Contributor](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/author-accounts) account for the agent to use with the desired permissions. This keeps AI-made changes easy to track and lets you control exactly what the agent can read or edit.

| An agent acts with the exact permissions of the account it signs in with. Using a dedicated account with scoped permissions means the agent can only touch what you allow it to. |
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[Connect Your AI Agent](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/connect-your-ai-agent)