**Source URL:** https://general.veevavault.dev/regulatory/mcp/vault-ai-mcp/getting-started/prerequisites

# Prerequisites

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The functionality described on this page is only available to customers who have Vault AI enabled on their Vault.
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## Clients

We recommend using [Claude Code](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp) to call the Vault AI MCP.

## Permissions

You must have the following permissions:

*   *Application: API: Access API*: This permission controls a user's ability to generate API access tokens and enables access to the Vault AI MCP endpoint.
*   *Agents: Execute*: This permission is required for specific Vault AI agents to call their agent actions as tools.

## Agents

*   All agent actions run as the authenticated user.
*   Agents, actions, and tools must all have **Status** set to **Active**.
*   To be available in the Vault AI MCP list of tools, agent actions must have **API Access** set to **Yes**.

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