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ForwardFlowClaude Code setup

Connect with Claude Code

You need Claude Code installed and a ForwardFlow access token. Request your token from info@btcnow.com; BTC Now will send it privately.

This guide is for Claude Code in your terminal.

1. Save the connection once

Copy the block for your terminal and run it. When asked, paste your token and press Enter. It stays hidden while you type.

macOS using zsh (the default shell):

{
  read -rs 'ffAccessToken?ForwardFlow access token: '
  echo
  claude mcp add --transport http \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $ffAccessToken" \
    --scope user forwardflow https://btcnow-forwardflow.fly.dev/mcp
  unset ffAccessToken
}
Linux or macOS using bash 
{
  read -rsp 'ForwardFlow access token: ' ffAccessToken
  echo
  claude mcp add --transport http \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $ffAccessToken" \
    --scope user forwardflow https://btcnow-forwardflow.fly.dev/mcp
  unset ffAccessToken
}
Windows PowerShell 
& {
  $ffAccessToken = Read-Host 'ForwardFlow access token' -AsSecureString
  $ffTokenValue = [System.Net.NetworkCredential]::new('', $ffAccessToken).Password
  claude mcp add --transport http --header "Authorization: Bearer $ffTokenValue" --scope user forwardflow https://btcnow-forwardflow.fly.dev/mcp
  Remove-Variable ffAccessToken, ffTokenValue
}

The options precede the server name, as required by Claude Code. --scope user saves this connection outside the project in your user configuration. The token is stored on this computer; keep that configuration private. You do not need to enter it each time you open Claude Code.

2. Open Claude Code

Start a new session:

claude

Enter /mcp, select forwardflow and check that it connects. Review any tool-permission request from Claude Code.

3. Ask a question

Use ForwardFlow to help me frame an analysis. I want to understand the Holder’s return from Agreements. Ask me only the missing questions, then explain the assumptions before calculating.

Claude should establish Dollar or Coin, the comparison and the capital basis, asking at most three missing questions at a time. If you do not know a technical assumption, ask for a labelled illustrative starting case and a sensitivity. Claude should show the prepared assumptions before calling the calculation tool. The calculations run on BTC Now’s server; check that Claude uses the ForwardFlow tools when reporting model numbers.

For an optional guided start, type / and choose /forwardflow:start_analysis (MCP), or enter:

/mcp__forwardflow__start_analysis

Then state your question in ordinary language. This server prompt takes no arguments. It supplies the same analyst guidance available through describe_model and the MCP resource forwardflow://guides/analyst-v1. These are server capabilities, not an automatically installed Claude skill. If the prompt is not listed, restart Claude Code and check /mcp; asking in ordinary language still works. How Claude Code discovers MCP prompts.

Need help?

Email info@btcnow.com. Never include your token in the message or a screenshot.

Already connected before, replacing a token, or seeing an error?
  • An existing user connection or an old token: remove the saved connection with the command below, then repeat step 1 with your current token and restart Claude Code. This also replaces the earlier setup that asked you to enter a key in every terminal.
  • Missing or invalid token (401): confirm with BTC Now that your token is active. ForwardFlow uses a token, not an OAuth sign-in.
  • An old address still appears: a local or project connection can override the user connection. Remove the obsolete forwardflow entry from that scope; contact us if you need help identifying it.
  • Claude Code is not found: finish the installation and reopen your terminal.
  • The service is busy: wait for the suggested retry interval, then ask again.

To remove the user connection created by this guide:

claude mcp remove --scope user forwardflow

This removes the saved connection. Ask BTC Now to revoke the token if it should no longer grant access.

Setup follows Anthropic’s MCP documentation, checked 14 September 2026. These commands configure Claude Code; they do not add a connection to Claude’s web app. Model tools and result details.