> Documentation index: https://packinspo.com/llms.txt · Full documentation: https://packinspo.com/llms-full.txt

# Quickstart

> Connect Packinspo to your AI tool in under a minute.

## 1. Connect the MCP server

The server is free, read-only and needs no account or API key.

```text
https://packinspo.com/mcp
```

**Claude Code**

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http packinspo https://packinspo.com/mcp
```

Other tools: see [Getting started](https://packinspo.com/docs/mcp/getting-started).

## 2. Ask a packaging question

```text
Use Packinspo to find three bold snack pack styles, then write a PACK.md brief for my granola brand.
```

Your agent will search styles and references, read the studies, and answer with cited Packinspo pages.

## 3. Add the research skill (optional)

The [Packinspo Skill](https://packinspo.com/docs/skill/overview) teaches the agent a research-first method: frame the brief, search wide then narrow, extract patterns instead of copying, check before handoff.

```text
/plugin marketplace add packinspo/packinspo-skill
/plugin install packinspo@packinspo
```