Intermediate
Using MCP with Claude Desktop
Connecting MCP servers in the Claude.ai desktop app — config file, adding servers, and testing connections.
What You Will Learn
- Where the Claude Desktop MCP config file lives
- Config format: mcpServers object with name, command, args
- Adding a local stdio server (e.g., filesystem MCP server)
- Adding a remote SSE server
- Testing a connection: asking Claude to list available tools
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