CONTRA MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL

CONTRA MCP

The creative network,
inside your AI

Your AI. Your Contra account. Find talent, message, buy services, pay invoices. All in conversation.

Works with

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Windsurf
+ more

Get connected

Connect your AI to the commission-free creative network trusted by 1.5M+ independents. Add Contra to your AI client in under a minute.

Claude
Add via Connectors UI
Claude Code
Remote server via CLI
Cursor
Remote and local servers
Windsurf
Remote and local servers
VS Code
Remote and local servers
Codex by OpenAI
Remote server

What you can do with it

Discover talent, send messages, hire freelancers, and manage payments. All from your AI.

Find talent
Find me a top-rated brand designer who speaks English and is available this week
Search for React developers with 5+ years experience and hourly rates under $100
Show me motion designers who've worked on product launches
Hire and pay
Send an inquiry to this freelancer for a $2,500 fixed-price logo project
Pay the outstanding invoice from @designer for the website redesign
Buy the "Brand Identity Package" product from this freelancer's profile
Communicate
Send a message to my conversation with @freelancer asking for a progress update
Show me my most recent conversations on Contra
Submit a project brief for a mobile app design with a 3-week timeline
Manage payments
List all my pending invoices on Contra
Show my transaction history for the last 30 days
Check the status of my last checkout

Just ask

Already on Contra? The Co—Agent has MCP built in. No setup, no config files, no external AI needed. Open a conversation and start asking.

01
Open Contra and start a Co—Agent conversation
02
Ask it anything. Find freelancers, send messages, pay invoices.
03
Review and confirm. Nothing happens without your approval.
You
Find me a top-rated brand designer who speaks English and is available now.
Contra
Found 3 top-rated brand designers available now. Here are their profiles, rates, and recent work.
You
Send an inquiry to the first one. $2,500 fixed, 2-week timeline.
Contra
Here's a preview of your inquiry. Confirm to send?

Secure by default

Contra MCP uses OAuth to connect your account. Your credentials are never shared with the AI model. The entire authentication flow happens in your browser.

OAuth authentication

Sign in via your browser when you first connect. Contra issues a secure token to your MCP client. Your password never touches the AI.

You confirm everything

Every message, payment, and inquiry previews as a draft. Nothing sends without your explicit approval.

Session caching

Your session is cached locally after the first sign-in. You won't need to authenticate again until the token expires.

Ready to hire from your AI?

Ready to hire from your AI?

Ready to hire from your AI?

Connect the Contra MCP. Find talent, send inquiries, pay invoices. All from conversation.

Connect the Contra MCP. Find talent, send inquiries, pay invoices. All from conversation.

Get connected



Frequently asked
questions

What is Contra MCP?

Contra MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants interact with the Contra platform on your behalf. Instead of switching between tabs and tools, you can search for freelancers, send messages, purchase services, manage invoices, and more, all from inside whatever AI tool you already use. Think of it as giving your AI assistant a direct line into Contra

Which AI platforms does the Contra MCP work with?

Contra MCP supports any AI client that speaks the Model Context Protocol. That includes tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and a growing number of AI-powered development and productivity apps. It runs in two modes: a local option (stdio) for desktop AI tools and a hosted option (streamable HTTP) for remote or cloud-based integrations. If your AI tool supports MCP, it works with Contra.

Can the AI take actions without my permission?

No. Every action that changes something on your account goes through a two-step prepare-and-confirm flow. First, the AI prepares a draft and shows you a full preview of what it plans to do. Nothing is executed until you explicitly approve it. If you don't confirm within 15 minutes, the draft expires automatically. This applies to sending messages, making payments, submitting project briefs, and every other write operation.

What can I actually do with the Contra MCP today?

Contra MCP currently supports over 30 tools across six areas of the platform. You can search for freelancers by role, skills, expertise, and location. You can browse your conversations and send direct messages. You can send client inquiries and submit project briefs. You can list products, purchase services, view and pay invoices, and check transaction history. New capabilities are being added regularly, including freelancer-side tools and expanded payment options.

How do I get started?

For local use with a desktop AI tool, you just need to configure a few settings: point it at the Contra API, choose your transport mode, and connect. For hosted or team deployments, you set up OAuth and connect via the HTTP endpoint. There's also a demo mode that returns sample data so you can explore all the tools and test your setup before connecting to a live account.

Frequently asked
questions

What is Contra MCP?

Contra MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants interact with the Contra platform on your behalf. Instead of switching between tabs and tools, you can search for freelancers, send messages, purchase services, manage invoices, and more, all from inside whatever AI tool you already use. Think of it as giving your AI assistant a direct line into Contra

Which AI platforms does the Contra MCP work with?

Contra MCP supports any AI client that speaks the Model Context Protocol. That includes tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and a growing number of AI-powered development and productivity apps. It runs in two modes: a local option (stdio) for desktop AI tools and a hosted option (streamable HTTP) for remote or cloud-based integrations. If your AI tool supports MCP, it works with Contra.

Can the AI take actions without my permission?

No. Every action that changes something on your account goes through a two-step prepare-and-confirm flow. First, the AI prepares a draft and shows you a full preview of what it plans to do. Nothing is executed until you explicitly approve it. If you don't confirm within 15 minutes, the draft expires automatically. This applies to sending messages, making payments, submitting project briefs, and every other write operation.

What can I actually do with the Contra MCP today?

Contra MCP currently supports over 30 tools across six areas of the platform. You can search for freelancers by role, skills, expertise, and location. You can browse your conversations and send direct messages. You can send client inquiries and submit project briefs. You can list products, purchase services, view and pay invoices, and check transaction history. New capabilities are being added regularly, including freelancer-side tools and expanded payment options.

How do I get started?

For local use with a desktop AI tool, you just need to configure a few settings: point it at the Contra API, choose your transport mode, and connect. For hosted or team deployments, you set up OAuth and connect via the HTTP endpoint. There's also a demo mode that returns sample data so you can explore all the tools and test your setup before connecting to a live account.

Frequently asked
questions

What is Contra MCP?

Contra MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants interact with the Contra platform on your behalf. Instead of switching between tabs and tools, you can search for freelancers, send messages, purchase services, manage invoices, and more, all from inside whatever AI tool you already use. Think of it as giving your AI assistant a direct line into Contra

Which AI platforms does the Contra MCP work with?

Contra MCP supports any AI client that speaks the Model Context Protocol. That includes tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and a growing number of AI-powered development and productivity apps. It runs in two modes: a local option (stdio) for desktop AI tools and a hosted option (streamable HTTP) for remote or cloud-based integrations. If your AI tool supports MCP, it works with Contra.

Can the AI take actions without my permission?

No. Every action that changes something on your account goes through a two-step prepare-and-confirm flow. First, the AI prepares a draft and shows you a full preview of what it plans to do. Nothing is executed until you explicitly approve it. If you don't confirm within 15 minutes, the draft expires automatically. This applies to sending messages, making payments, submitting project briefs, and every other write operation.

What can I actually do with the Contra MCP today?

Contra MCP currently supports over 30 tools across six areas of the platform. You can search for freelancers by role, skills, expertise, and location. You can browse your conversations and send direct messages. You can send client inquiries and submit project briefs. You can list products, purchase services, view and pay invoices, and check transaction history. New capabilities are being added regularly, including freelancer-side tools and expanded payment options.

How do I get started?

For local use with a desktop AI tool, you just need to configure a few settings: point it at the Contra API, choose your transport mode, and connect. For hosted or team deployments, you set up OAuth and connect via the HTTP endpoint. There's also a demo mode that returns sample data so you can explore all the tools and test your setup before connecting to a live account.

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© 2026 Contra.Work Inc

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