Get Started

For end-to-end testing, use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) catalog enabled in the sample ArcGIS Enterprise deployment provided to you. This deployment exposes the platform-wide set of MCP tools described in MCP in ArcGIS Enterprise. This page walks you through how to connect to the MCP catalog, how to configure popular MCP clients such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude Desktop, and the next steps to follow as you test.

MCP catalog endpoint

To connect an MCP-compatible AI client to the MCP catalog enabled in ArcGIS Enterprise, use the following endpoint URL:

https://mcpbeta.webgistesting.net/server/platform/mcp

ArcGIS Enterprise token

The MCP endpoint is protected. Before you can access it—either from a browser or from an MCP client—you must first generate an ArcGIS Enterprise token, then supply it in one of two ways:

  • From a browser, append the token as a query parameter — for example, https://mcpbeta.webgistesting.net/server/platform/mcp?token=<your-token>.
  • From an MCP client, pass the token through the client's authentication mechanism (each client exposes this differently—see the per-client steps below).

Important The token grants access to ArcGIS Enterprise resources on your behalf. Treat it like a credential—do not share it publicly, embed it in client-side code, or commit it to source control.

Generate a token

  1. Open the generateToken page.
  2. Enter the username and password provided to you on the Early Adopter Community (EAC) website.
  3. Set the Web App URL to https://mcpbeta.webgistesting.net/portal.
  4. Choose an expiration appropriate for how long you plan to test, then submit the form to receive your token.

Connect from MCP clients

For testing, you can use any agentic AI client that supports MCP. The steps below show how to connect from Microsoft Copilot and Claude Desktop and are provided as reference and illustration only. Other MCP-compatible clients—such as ChatGPT, Cursor, or Copilot Studio—follow a similar configuration pattern.

Microsoft Copilot

Watch the short walkthrough below to see how to connect Microsoft Copilot to the MCP catalog available in the sample ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. If the embedded player does not load in your browser, you can also download the video.


Claude Desktop

Watch the short walkthrough below to see how to register the MCP catalog available in the sample ArcGIS Enterprise deployment in Claude Desktop. If the embedded player does not load in your browser, you can also download the video.

Watch the demo

Watch the short demo video to understand how MCP tools work in an ArcGIS Enterprise environment—how an AI client discovers the available tools, how the tools are invoked behind a natural-language prompt, and what kind of results to expect.

If the embedded player does not load in your browser, you can also download the video.

Next steps

After you have configured your MCP client and watched the demo video, follow the steps below:

  1. Confirm that your MCP-compatible client (for example, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, or Copilot Studio) is configured to use the MCP catalog enabled in the sample ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
  2. Run a simple prompt—such as "list the hosted feature services from my ArcGIS Enterprise"—to verify that the connection works and that the AI client can discover and invoke the available tools.
  3. Review the list of available MCP tools.
  4. To test each individual tool, refer to the "Sample prompts to test the tool" section on the tool's reference page. You can find each tool's reference page in the Related topics section below.
  5. Post any feedback, questions, or issues in the Early Adopter Community (EAC) forum so the team can follow up with you.