• COHORT
  • STICKINESS
  • TRENDS
  • HUMAN

How to track user retention with your AI

Connect Amplitude to your AI client to turn behavioral data into retention insights. Once connected, your agent can pull specific cohorts or analyze how users interact with your features over time.

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Short answer

How can I track user retention with my AI?

Your AI pulls retention data and cohort definitions directly from Amplitude to identify which user groups are sticking around. You can move from broad retention trends to specific feature stickiness in a single conversation. This breakdown shows you how to pull those metrics.

Retention outcomes

Where your data lands.

Your agent handles the heavy lifting, turning Amplitude queries into clear answers.

COHORT

Identify user groups

The AI lists your existing cohorts or pulls specific user segments. You get a clear view of who is actually using your product.

STICKINESS

Measure feature usage

Your agent calculates how often users return to specific features. This helps you see which parts of your product drive long-term value.

TRENDS

Spot retention shifts

The AI analyzes retention curves over time. You'll see exactly when users drop off or where engagement is growing.

HUMAN

Refine your strategy

The AI provides the data, but you decide what the churn means. You take these patterns and turn them into product decisions.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your natural language questions and Amplitude's data structures.

  1. Find user groups

    The AI scans your Amplitude account to find the specific user segments you want to study.

    list_cohorts

  2. Analyze specific cohorts

    Once a group is identified, the AI pulls the detailed retention metrics for that specific segment.

    get_cohort

  3. Calculate retention

    The AI runs retention queries to show how many users return after their first session.

    get_retention

  4. Summarize patterns

    The agent interprets the raw retention numbers to explain the behavior of your users.

    get_retention

Try it

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Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap out the bracketed text for your actual cohort names or feature identifiers.

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Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZCTPbavyDRkd3bVgsesdhlwHokYANBUFcXdUjrBQ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Amplitude capabilities are ready to use.
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  • List all my current cohorts in Amplitude.

  • Get the retention data for the 'Power Users' cohort.

  • Show me the retention trends for the last 30 days.

  • Which cohort has the highest stickiness for the checkout feature?

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can my AI create new cohorts in Amplitude?

    No. The AI can only read existing cohorts and their data.

  • 02

    Can the AI change my Amplitude settings?

    No. This Connector is read-only for data analysis; it cannot modify your Amplitude configuration or project settings.

  • 03

    Does the AI see all my user data?

    The AI only accesses the specific cohort and retention data you ask it to retrieve through its tools.

  • 04

    Can I use this with any AI client?

    Yes, as long as your client is MCP-compatible, like Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf.

  • 05

    Will the AI delete any of my data?

    No. The tools provided do not have any capability to delete or overwrite data in Amplitude.

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