Guides & how-tos
Everything from your first log to querying your guild with AI. New to Ascendry? Start at the top.
1. Capture a combat log in WoW
- Open the game menu (Esc) → Options → System and turn on Advanced Combat Logging. (The exact submenu can vary slightly by client.)
- In-game, type
/combatlogto start recording. Type it again to stop. - Raid as normal. WoW appends to
World of Warcraft/_classic_/Logs/WoWCombatLog-*.txt.
Tip: run /combatlog before the first pull — it keeps appending for the whole session, so one file covers the night.
2. Upload & analyze a raid
- Sign in and open the home page. Under Upload a combat log, drop your
WoWCombatLog-*.txt— one file or several. - Pick each log's bosses and give it a name. A two-raid night can split into a report per raid.
- Upload. The file is compressed in your browser, and your raid is graded inside a workspace only your members can see.
Uploading needs owner or admin access in the workspace. View-only members can browse everything that's already been analyzed.
3. Claim your character
- Go to Characters.
- Claim your in-game name(s) from the list — the names are pulled straight from your uploaded logs.
- Your player profile now shows your gear, per-slot BiS, and self-vs-self per boss.
4. Query your guild with AI (MCP)
- As the workspace owner, open Workspace → API access and create a token (it starts with
asc_). It scopes to one workspace and is shown once. - The moment the token is shown, the page also renders a ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code / Copilot, and Cursor — with your token already in it. Copy the one for your client. (That's the only time the token is visible, so grab it then.)
- Ask questions in natural language from Claude Desktop or your agent — e.g. “who's the most-improved healer this month?”
API / MCP access is the headline of the coming Guild Pro tier. The read API and MCP server are a thin layer over the same numbers you see in the app.
Questions? The FAQ covers privacy, pricing, and how grades work.