The Chronus MCP connector links Chronus to AI tools that support MCP (Model Context Protocol). Once connected, you can find mentors, respond to requests, check meetings, complete tasks and manage your programs by asking your AI tool in plain language, without opening the Chronus dashboard.
This article covers how to connect, what you can do in each role, and example prompts to get started.
Before you start
You'll need:
An active Chronus account in an organization that uses Chronus
Membership in at least one mentoring program
An AI tool that supports MCP connectors
What you can do depends on your role in each program. Your AI tool sees exactly what you can see in Chronus, and nothing more.
Connecting Chronus
Open your AI tool's connector or integrations settings and find Chronus.
Select Connect. You'll be asked for your organization's Chronus URL.
Sign in with your Chronus account (or your company's single sign-on).
Review the access requested and select Authorize.
Once connected, try asking: "What programs am I part of in Chronus?"
What you can do
What's available depends on your role in each program.
What you can do | Who can do it | Try asking |
See your programs and your role in each | Everyone | "What programs am I part of?" |
Check how a program works | Everyone | "How does mentor matching work in Emerging Leaders?" |
Get mentor recommendations | Mentees | "Who are my recommended mentors?" |
Search for mentors | Mentees | "Find mentors in Chennai who mention product management." |
View a mentor's profile | Mentees | "Show me John Doe's profile." |
Send a mentor request | Mentees | "Send a mentor request to John Doe." |
Track your requests | Mentees | "What's the status of my mentor requests?" |
Review, accept or decline requests | Mentors | "Accept the request from Arjun." |
View your connections | Mentees, Mentors | "Show me my current mentees." |
See upcoming meetings and RSVP | Mentees, Mentors | "RSVP yes to my next meeting with Rahul." |
View and complete tasks | Mentees, Mentors | "Mark 'Share career goals' as done." |
View and manage program connections | Admins | "List active connections in Emerging Leaders." |
Create a connection | Admins | "Connect Anita and Rahul using the standard template." |
Close or reactivate a connection | Admins | "Close Kiran and Deepa's connection. The cycle has ended." |
Look up members | Admins | "Find members who are dormant." |
Read and reply to admin messages | Admins | "Show me the latest admin messages." |
Add, update or suspend members | Org admins | "Suspend [email protected]." |
Ask about program data | Admins with analytics | "How many connections closed last quarter?" |
Good to know
Your program's terminology is used. If your program calls mentors "coaches," your AI tool can use them too.
Requests follow your program's rules. Mentor limits and request settings still apply. In programs that use preference-based matching, your request goes to the program admin rather than directly to the mentor.
Some actions need a reason. Declining a mentor request, closing a connection and reactivating a connection all ask for a short reason, just as they do in Chronus.
Search covers names, locations and written profile answers. It doesn't filter on dropdown or date fields.
Past meetings can't be changed. You can only RSVP to upcoming sessions.
Scheduling isn't supported yet. You can view meetings and RSVP to them, but new meetings are created in Chronus.
Privacy and permissions
Your AI tool acts as you, with your existing Chronus permissions, and can't see or do anything you couldn't in Chronus.
Mentor profiles follow the same privacy settings as in Chronus.
Actions that change something, like sending a request or closing a connection, require write access, which you approve when you connect.
You can disconnect Chronus at any time from your AI tool's connector settings.
Troubleshooting
I don't see an option I expected. Available actions depend on your role in each program. For example, only admins can create connections or manage members.
My request didn't go through. The mentor may have reached their limit, or your program may route requests through an admin. Ask "What's the status of my sent requests?"
I can't find a mentor I know is in the program. Try searching by name, and check that you're both in the same program.