About MCP_SERVER
A brief setup note listing commands to open or create Claude Desktop's MCP configuration file on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It does not describe an MCP server's tools or other functionality.
Key features
- 01Configuration file commands for macOS
- 02Configuration file commands for Windows
- 03Configuration file commands for Linux
Use cases
- 01Opening Claude's configuration directory
- 02Creating a Claude Desktop configuration file
MCP support
The note concerns Claude Desktop's MCP configuration file but does not describe an MCP server or its capabilities.
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 READMEMCP_SERVER
Commands MAC: open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude touch ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: Powershell explorer "%AppData%\Claude New-Item -Path "%AppData%\Claude" -Name "claude_desktop_config.json" -ItemType File
For cmd explorer "%AppData%\Claude type nul > "%AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json"
Linux: xdg-open ~/.config/Claude touch ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
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