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How to Use Plaud NotePin S: Recording, Plaud AI Models, and the Plaud MCP for Claude and ChatGPT

How to use the Plaud NotePin S: recording with the button, which AI models Plaud uses, where your audio goes, and connecting Plaud to Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor over MCP.

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Read the full review first if you are still deciding: Plaud NotePin S Review .

I don’t own a Plaud. I use a Pocket . This guide is research from Plaud’s own docs.

Getting started

  1. Pair the NotePin S with the Plaud app.
  2. Long press the button to start recording; short press to highlight a moment (Plaud ).
  3. Sync to the app, then pick a template for the transcript and summary.

How the AI works

  • Where it runs: the cloud. Recordings stay on your device by default; transcription and summaries run when you ask, through Plaud’s AI providers (Plaud AI data policy ).
  • Which model: Plaud says it picks per task from the GPT, Claude and Gemini families, and its product page names GPT-5.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Pro (Plaud help , Plaud ).
  • What leaves the device: only what a task needs goes to the AI provider, and Plaud says providers can’t train on it. Private Cloud Sync is opt-in (Plaud AI data policy ).

Plaud MCP

Plaud ships an official, read-only MCP server. It lists recordings, reads transcripts and summaries, and can’t record or re-summarize. It needs Plaud Cloud Sync on (Plaud help , Plaud MCP docs ).

Plaud NotePin S FAQ: what it can do and what it works with

Does Plaud work with Claude?

Yes. Plaud is in Claude’s connector directory, and the Plaud MCP also installs into Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Source: Plaud help .

Does Plaud work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Plaud is in ChatGPT’s plugins directory, and connecting once works across ChatGPT web, desktop and mobile. Source: Plaud help .

Does Plaud work with Gemini?

Gemini models are among those Plaud uses, and Plaud lists Gemini CLI as a terminal install for its MCP. Source: Plaud help , Plaud models .

Does Plaud work with MCP agents like Cursor?

Yes. Run npx -y @plaud-ai/mcp@latest install, or point any MCP client at https://mcp.plaud.ai/mcp with OAuth. It’s read-only and needs Plaud Cloud Sync. Source: Plaud MCP docs .

Does Plaud train AI on my recordings?

Plaud says it doesn’t without explicit consent, and its AI providers are contractually barred from training on your data. Source: Plaud AI data policy .

Can Plaud MCP create new summaries?

No. It returns content Plaud already generated; it can’t record, edit or run a new summary. Source: Plaud help .

Connecting AI agents safely

If you hook a device or account up to an AI agent, the agent gets the same access you do. I write about doing that safely:

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Frequently asked questions

Does Plaud work with Claude?

Yes. Plaud is in Claude’s connector directory, and the Plaud MCP also installs into Claude Desktop and Claude Code.

Does Plaud work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Plaud is in ChatGPT’s plugins directory, and connecting once works across ChatGPT web, desktop and mobile.

Does Plaud work with Gemini?

Gemini models are among those Plaud uses, and Plaud lists Gemini CLI as a terminal install for its MCP.

Does Plaud work with MCP agents like Cursor?

Yes. Run npx -y @plaud-ai/mcp@latest install, or point any MCP client at https://mcp.plaud.ai/mcp with OAuth. It’s read-only and needs Plaud Cloud Sync.

Does Plaud train AI on my recordings?

Plaud says it doesn’t without explicit consent, and its AI providers are contractually barred from training on your data.

Can Plaud MCP create new summaries?

No. It returns content Plaud already generated; it can’t record, edit or run a new summary.