About Claude Desktop Transport Bridge
Claude Desktop Transport Bridge is an stdio MCP server that bridges connections to servers using SSE or WebSocket transports. It is configured by specifying the transport and remote URL.
Key features
- 01Bridge SSE connections
- 02Bridge WebSocket connections
- 03Run through an stdio command
Use cases
- 01Connecting Claude Desktop to an SSE server
- 02Connecting Claude Desktop to a WebSocket server
MCP support
It acts as an stdio MCP server and bridges Claude Desktop to servers that use SSE or WebSocket transport.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEClaude Desktop Transport Bridge
A transport bridge for Claude Desktop that supports both SSE and WebSocket connections.
Installation
Install globally from GitHub:
npm install -g github:chromecide/claude-desktop-transport-bridge
Usage
For SSE connections:
claude-bridge SSE '{"url": "your-sse-url-here"}'
For WebSocket connections:
claude-bridge WEBSOCKET '{"url": "your-websocket-url-here"}'
Requirements
- Node.js >= 20.0.0
- npm
Development
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/chromecide/claude-desktop-transport-bridge.git
cd claude-desktop-transport-bridge
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Build the project:
npm run build
- For development with watch mode:
npm run watch
License
MIT
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