Client Configuration Guide

How to Configure MCP in Claude Desktop

Anthropic's official Claude desktop application with native MCP support.

Official Claude Desktop Docs

macOS

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows

%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Linux

~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Setup and verification

Configuration: claude_desktop_config.json / mcpServers / JSON

Documentation reviewed: 2026-11-02. This is not a runtime test or security audit.

  1. Open Claude Settings > Developer > Edit Config.
  2. Merge generated mcpServers entries into claude_desktop_config.json. Install the required runtime separately.
  3. Save and fully restart Claude. Check server status and approve only the tools you intend to use.

This generator covers local STDIO servers. Remote connectors use a different setup flow.

Review every command and requested permission. Merge only the relevant server entries; do not overwrite unrelated settings. Keep credentials out of version control.

Reviewed configurations for Claude Desktop

2 servers with a documentation-reviewed configuration for at least one platform. Check the platform selector before copying.

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Store and retrieve entities, relations and observations in a persistent local knowledge graph.

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Organize problem solving into revisable, branching thought steps through an MCP tool.

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