Quickstart

1. Create an account

Open api.usepalim.com/setup, register, and sign in. OAuth is the simplest option for most desktop clients. For clients without OAuth support, create an API key on the setup page.

Protect your API key

An API key grants access to your Palim data. Do not share it and only store it in your client's secure configuration.

2. Connect your first client

Use the matching integration guide for Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, or Perplexity. The shared MCP endpoint is:

https://api.usepalim.com/mcp

For OAuth-compatible clients, this URL is usually all you need. Your browser opens the Palim sign-in flow on the first connection attempt.

3. Verify the connection

Open a new chat in the connected client and say:

Palim Help

The client should call palim_help and show an overview of the available Palim tools. If the client cannot see the tool, first check whether Palim is enabled for the current chat.

4. Save your first work state

Capture the current state for my other AI tools.

For a compact hand-off, the client should use palim_save_context. To archive the complete conversation instead, say:

Save this complete chat as "My first Palim chat".

5. Retrieve the context

Open another connected client and ask:

Search Palim for my first Palim chat and summarize the work state.

If Palim returns a result, the complete save-and-retrieve loop works.

Next step

Read Using Palim to choose context snapshots, sessions, and memories intentionally.