# Dust

[**Dust**](https://dust.tt/) is a platform to build, deploy, and run AI agents that connect to your internal tools and data sources.\
It’s especially useful for teams building AI copilots for sales, support, or operations — letting you combine LLMs with APIs, knowledge bases, and business context.

## Pre-requisite 

* You have a MadKudu API key. Refer to [this article](https://developers.madkudu.com/getting-started/quickstart) to get your API key. 
* You are a Dust admin. 

## Add MadKudu MCP as a Connection to your space

1. Go to **Spaces > Tools**, click **+ Add Tools,** then **+ Add MCP Server**

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2. Enter the **URL** below **-** Don't forget to replace the API key in the URL.&#x20;

```bash
https://mcp.madkudu.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp
```

No need for a Bearer token&#x20;

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3. Click **Save**

You'll now see the different tools available in the right panel

Follow the official[ Dust documentation ](https://docs.dust.tt/docs/managing-datasources)for more information