
How to add MCP servers to Claude Desktop
claude.ai/downloadAnthropic's Claude desktop app — the first official MCP client. Available on macOS and Windows.
Setup guide
- 1
Open the config file
macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate the file if it doesn't exist.
- 2
Add the MCP server
Paste the configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "your-server-name": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@your-org/mcp-server"] } } } - 3
Restart Claude Desktop
Quit Claude Desktop completely (
Cmd+Qon macOS / via tray on Windows) and reopen. The tools icon in the bottom-left shows available servers.
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