# setup

> Claude/Codex skill by [@monta-app](https://omgskills.com/library/monta-app/index.md) · 0 stars · Updated 2026-09-15

Connect Claude to the Monta API and verify the connection. Use when the user installs the Monta plugin, runs /monta:setup, asks how to get Monta API credentials, or when Monta tools are missing, return 401 or 403, or the connection looks broken.

Tags: claude-plugin, ev-charging, mcp, monta

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/monta-app/claude-plugin-monta /tmp/claude-plugin-monta && ln -s /tmp/claude-plugin-monta/skills/setup ~/.claude/skills/setup
```

## From README

Monta Get the user connected to the hosted Monta MCP server, verify it works, and route them to a first task. Do not explain the MCP protocol. Never ask the user to paste a Client Secret into the chat. Step 1: Diagnose the current state Check which Monta tools are available. Their names contain monta-api and end with the operation ID, for example get-current-consumer. The server exposes several hundred tools, so clients usually defer them: if a tool is not in your visible list, search for it by operation ID before deciding it is missing. | What you see | Branch | |---|---| | Monta tools available and get-current-consumer succeeds | Connected | | Monta tools listed but calls fail with 401 | Bad or missing credentials | | Monta tools listed but calls fail with 403 | Missing scope or team restriction | | No Monta tools at all | Not connected | Branch: Not connected The plugin ships a remote MCP server at https://partner-api-mcp.monta.app/mcp.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/monta-app/claude-plugin-monta/skills/setup/
- GitHub: https://github.com/monta-app/claude-plugin-monta
- Author: [@monta-app](https://omgskills.com/library/monta-app/index.md)

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