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ppl vs. Mesh: the personal CRM formerly called Clay
Mesh is the personal CRM formerly called Clay. Compare its published MCP server and network tools with ppl’s hosted personal CRM.
Updated October 17, 2026 · ppl team
Mesh is the personal CRM formerly called Clay. On 26 March 2026, Mesh wrote that Clay is becoming Mesh and described the product as a personal AI-friendly CRM for bringing connections together. clay.earth now leads to Mesh. This page uses Mesh's current public pages. Searches for the older name can start at the Clay comparison, which points here. Read Mesh's announcement.
What Mesh publishes about the product
Mesh's homepage says the product is available on macOS, Windows, Web, Android, and iOS. It describes reminders, prompts to reconnect, and updates such as career moves and news mentions. It also describes a team view for seeing who knows whom. See Mesh's homepage.
Mesh's MCP server
Mesh documents an MCP server so assistants such as Claude can search a network, read contact details and communication history, and help with outreach. The documented actions include contact search, interaction search, contact statistics, contact details, adding a contact, adding a note, groups, notes by date, and events by date. Mesh's MCP guide links setup for Claude and ChatGPT.
The Mesh MCP repository says the preferred connection is Settings, then Integrations, then MCP Server, with one-click connections for ChatGPT, Claude, and Smithery. For a custom client, it says to connect https://mcp.me.sh/mcp with OAuth. See the repository.
How ppl handles the same job
ppl is a hosted personal CRM. The MCP server is https://withppl.com/mcp, with OAuth. It publishes 120 tools and works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, and compatible remote MCP clients. An authorized agent can read briefings, person digests, and memory search, and can write notes, tasks, reminders, calls, gifts, and journal entries. ppl is hosted only. There is no self-hosted version. See how to connect.
A small trial
Pick a few people you actually plan to contact. Save one note after a conversation, set one reminder, and ask the assistant a question that depends on the note. Then open the record yourself. Check the clients, permissions, and team features you need before moving a whole address book.
Free during beta. Up to 1,000 contacts. No credit card.