Creator Quickstart

Create your first Debriefer interview from Claude Desktop, Cursor, or ChatGPT in under two minutes.

You're about to create a real interview — agent, questions, hosted link — just by asking your AI assistant. No code, no dashboard clicks.

1. Get your API key

Sign in at app.debriefer.ai, go to Settings → API keys, and create a new key. Copy it — you'll paste it into your AI assistant's config next.

Don't have access yet? Join the waitlist and we'll get you in.

2. Connect your AI assistant

Pick your assistant and drop the config in:

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json · On Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{  "mcpServers": {    "debriefer": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "@debriefer/mcp-server"      ],      "env": {        "DEBRIEFER_API_KEY": "sk_live_..."      }    }  }}

After saving, fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop.

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (in your project root)

{  "mcpServers": {    "debriefer": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "@debriefer/mcp-server"      ],      "env": {        "DEBRIEFER_API_KEY": "sk_live_..."      }    }  }}

After saving, reload Cursor (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P → "Reload Window").

Add to Settings → Connectors → Add connector

ChatGPT connects to the MCP server over HTTP. Run the server with `debriefer-mcp serve --port=8080` and expose it at a public URL.

{  "url": "https://your-mcp-server.example.com/mcp",  "authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..."}

After adding the connector, start a new ChatGPT conversation to see Debriefer tools appear.

Once you've saved the config and restarted your client, it knows how to talk to Debriefer.

3. Create your first interview

Say this to Claude Desktop

Create a 5-question interview to understand why users churned from our onboarding flow. Use voice where it makes sense. Give me a hosted link.

Your assistant will call a few tools under the hood — don't worry about those yet. You'll get back a hosted link.

4. Send it

Paste the link into a Slack message, an email, or a calendar invite. Respondents open it in any browser, on any device. No login required.

5. See the results

After a few respondents have finished, come back and ask: