Claude Desktop

Desktop app

Anthropic

Supported

Local (stdio) MCP servers in JSON under the mcpServers key.

Verified 2026-06-21

Transportsstdio

Path	Scope	Format	Key
`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` macOS path; see Claude Desktop docs for other operating systems.	Global	json	mcpServers

Field	Type	Description
`command`	string	Command to start a local (stdio) server.
`args`	string[]	Arguments passed to the command.
`env`	record<string, string>	Environment variables for the server.

•Only local (stdio) servers are configured via the file. Add remote servers through Settings → Connectors in the app.