How to Connect a Remote MCP Server to Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor (Step-by-Step)

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is becoming the standard way to give AI assistants access to external tools. But most MCP servers run locally — you install them, configure them, and they only work on your machine. What if your MCP server was remote? One URL, accessible from any AI client, no installation needed. In this guide, I'll show you how to connect a remote MCP server (Frostbyte MCP) to Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, and VS Code — giving your AI assistant 13 real-world tools in under 2 minutes. What You Get Frostbyte MCP is a remote server that exposes these tools over SSE (Server-Sent Events): Tool What it does get_crypto_prices Real-time prices for BTC, ETH, SOL, and 20+ tokens get_ip_geolocation IP → country, city, ISP, coordinates dns_lookup DNS records for any domain take_screenshot Full-page website screenshots run_code Execute Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Bash get_defi_positions DeFi portfolio across 9 chains get_token_price Individual token price lookup get_gas_