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# Third-party Server Registration

Credal isn't limited to servers you build yourself. You can register any third-party MCP server — Granola, Databricks, or any other provider — and instantly get Credal's full governance stack applied to it: access controls, [approval workflows](/user-guide/platform/governed-actions/human-approval-options), usage monitoring, and allowlists, all out of the box.

This means your organization gets a single, governed entry point for every MCP server your teams rely on, whether built internally or sourced externally. Instead of users connecting to third-party servers directly and bypassing your controls, you register them once in Credal and point users there. Governance comes along for the ride, automatically.

## Registering a third-party server

To get started, make sure you have admin access, then navigate to the **MCP Servers** tab and click **Create New MCP Server**. This time, select **Import a Third-Party MCP Server**.

![Import a Third-Party MCP Server option in the Create New MCP Server menu](/_fern-img/d0b11e847c5fc50459cae4820acfee3d0692ac928154d1ef29cb5898415d1726.webp)

Give it a name and description, then paste in the server's remote URL.

![Form for entering the third-party server's name, description, and remote URL](/_fern-img/a417fdf73b3702cd4157db5103bb9bb682cbbbcb2624eda15f62df722a9a6f9f.webp)

Credal will walk you through OAuth authentication with the provider to establish the connection.

![OAuth authentication prompt for connecting to the third-party provider](/_fern-img/273188cb87babd8930cc84dcdeba7a057240457c0fee37ceb7fc0db0dbdef68d.webp)

Once connected, you'll see a full list of the server's tools, which you can configure and control from that point on.

![List of the imported server's tools available for configuration and control](/_fern-img/a17d63038e5f1a4de13424015e294890bae6dedb6c42b9cd79ff4b9148113454.webp)

> Credal currently supports OAuth for third-party authentication, with support for user-level private tokens coming in the future.

Once registered, you can configure tool-level controls in [Setting up Controls](/user-guide/platform/managing-mcp-servers/setting-up-controls) and deploy the server to your users following [Publishing the server](/user-guide/platform/managing-mcp-servers/publishing-the-server).