Is MCP the same as a REST API?

No. MCP is a protocol that lets AI assistants use tools. Formfex offers its tools to MCP clients; there is no separate REST interface to integrate against.

Can an assistant declare Required information?

Yes. When an assistant creates a form it can pass the same short labels you would enter in the app, such as "Main reason" or "Company".

Does using MCP cost extra?

No. It is included on every plan and uses the same credits as the app.

Guide

Use Formfex from your AI assistant

Formfex has an MCP server, so the assistant you already use can create forms, read responses and answer questions about your data on your behalf.

Updated October 17, 2026

Which assistants

The connection wizard in your Formfex account has ready-made setup for Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot in VS Code and Gemini CLI. Other MCP clients can connect with the same key.

What an assistant can do

Smart Forms: create, update, test with a simulation, publish, restrict to an email list and close forms
Smart Analytics: list and read responses, export them, read analytics and generate reports
AI Chat: ask a form's data a question in plain language
Answer a published form as a respondent; those responses are marked as Agent in your analytics

How to connect

Open the connection setup in your Formfex account, choose your assistant, create a key and paste the snippet the wizard shows. The wizard confirms when the connection works. MCP is available on every plan and uses your account's own credits and limits.

Good first prompts

"Create a Formfex smart form to find out why trial users don't convert, in a friendly tone, with at most eight questions. Run a simulation and show me the questions."
"Summarise this week's responses to my churn form and list anything marked urgent."
"Export the responses to my event feedback form."

Keep your key safe

A key acts as your account. Store it in the client's secret settings rather than in shared files, and delete it in your account if it is exposed.

Frequently asked questions

Related use cases

User research interviews at scaleRun qualitative user interviews with many people at once. Formfex conducts each interview, adapts to every answer, and summarises patterns across all of them.Product feedback that asks whyCollect product feedback through a conversation. Formfex asks what users want changed, follows up on why, and returns it as structured data.

Find out what you need to know

Describe what you want to learn. Formfex runs the conversation and hands back structured data. Free to start, no credit card.

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What an assistant can do

Smart Forms: create, update, test with a simulation, publish, restrict to an email list and close forms

Smart Analytics: list and read responses, export them, read analytics and generate reports

AI Chat: ask a form's data a question in plain language

Answer a published form as a respondent; those responses are marked as Agent in your analytics