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Anthropic · Desktop app

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Anthropic's chat app for using Claude on a Mac, Windows or Linux (beta) computer instead of in a browser. Local MCP servers are listed in a JSON config file opened from the settings window under Developer, and the app starts each one as a local stdio process. Packaged desktop extensions are a second way to let Claude reach files and programs on the machine.

Runs on
macOS, Windows, Linux source
Kind
Desktop app source
Price
Free plan source
Source code
Not published
Connects to
Local (stdio), Remote (HTTP), Remote (SSE) source
Publisher
Anthropic source

How to add a server to Claude Desktop

  1. Find the server you want on plug.directory and open its page.
  2. In its install block, pick Claude Desktop. The block shows the config and where it goes.
  3. Put the config in claude_desktop_config.json (Settings › Developer › Edit Config). Then check the server's tools in Claude Desktop, as its docs describe.

For example, Azure MCP Server, one of the top ranked servers that work in Claude Desktop, goes in claude_desktop_config.json (Settings › Developer › Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@azure/[email protected]", "server", "start"]
    }
  }
}

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Matches the official docs The config follows Claude Desktop's MCP docs, read on 2026-10-31.

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Facts read from Anthropic's own pages on 2026-10-31; the description is ours, from its site. Every client