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title: Manage applications - MCP
description: Create, rotate, rename, and delete applications for AI tools that need a Client ID and Client secret, such as Gemini Enterprise.
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  html: https://docs.contentsquare.com/en/mcp/applications/
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Some AI tools, such as Gemini Enterprise, don't sign in to Contentsquare on their own. They ask for a Client ID and a Client secret when you set them up. To connect one of these tools, create an application in Contentsquare.

An application belongs to your Contentsquare account, not to an individual. Contentsquare sets the redirect URI and permissions for the tool you pick, so you don't enter anything technical by hand. An account can have up to 100 applications.

## Before you start

* You're a Customer Admin on the Contentsquare account.
* You can configure the external tool. For Gemini Enterprise, that means a Google Workspace or team administrator (Business edition), or Google Cloud IAM permissions to create data stores and apps (Vertex edition).
* You have somewhere safe to store the Client secret, such as your company's password manager. The Client secret is shown only once.

## Create an application

1. Click your profile and go to **Account settings**.
2. Open **Connected apps** and select the **Applications** tab.
3. Click **Create application**.
4. Enter a name that helps you identify the application, such as `Gemini Enterprise – Marketing team`.
5. In **Connect to**, select the external tool, such as **Gemini Enterprise**.
6. Click **Save**.
7. Copy the **Client ID** and **Client secret** from **Your credentials** and store them safely. Click the eye icon to show the secret.
8. Click **I copied my credentials** to close the window.

The Client secret is shown only once, immediately after you create the application. If you lose it, rotate the secret.

## Complete the setup in the external tool

Paste the Client ID and Client secret into the external tool, along with the other values it asks for: server URL, authorization URL, token URL, and scopes. For Gemini Enterprise, see [Connect Gemini Enterprise](https://docs.contentsquare.com/en/mcp/gemini-enterprise/).

## Rotate a client secret

A Client secret is valid for one year. Rotate it before it expires, if you lose it, or if it may have been shared with someone who should no longer have access. Rotating keeps the same Client ID, permissions, and connections. Only the secret changes.

1. In the **Applications** tab, click **Rotate secret** on the application's row.
2. Review the confirmation, then click **Rotate secret**.
3. In the **Your new Client secret** window, copy the new secret. Like the first one, it's shown only once.
4. Click **I copied my new secret**.
5. Paste the new secret into the external tool within the hour to avoid losing access.

The old secret stops working as soon as you rotate it. The external tool keeps using its existing access until its next refresh, within one hour, unless you enter the new secret. Users don't need to authorize the tool again after a rotation.

If the secret has already expired, the tool is disconnected. It reconnects once it has the new secret. Users who haven't used the tool in the last 30 days need to authorize it again.

The **Status** column in the **Applications** tab shows **Expiring soon** 30 days before the expiration date, and **Expired** after the secret expires.

## Rename an application

Renaming only changes the name shown in Contentsquare. The Client ID and Client secret stay the same, and the external tool needs no changes.

1. In the **Applications** tab, click **Rename** on the application's row.
2. Enter the new name.
3. Click **Save**.

## Delete an application

Deleting an application stops new connections immediately. Existing access stops within one hour.

1. In the **Applications** tab, click **Delete** on the application's row.
2. Check the application name and Client ID in the confirmation window.
3. Click **Delete**.

Deletion can't be undone. To reconnect the tool, create a new application and configure the external tool with the new credentials.


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