Connect to Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop supports MCP servers via a configuration file. Follow these steps to connect your APIFold server.

Configuration

1. Open Claude Desktop Settings

• Launch Claude Desktop
• Go to Settings (gear icon)
• Navigate to Developer
• Click Edit Config

This opens your claude_desktop_config.json file.

2. Add Your Server

Add the following to the mcpServers object:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "your-server-slug": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sse-client",
        "https://your-domain.com/mcp/your-server-slug/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace your-server-slug with your actual server slug (found on the server config page) and your-domain.com with your APIFold domain.

You can also copy this snippet directly from the Connection Snippets section on your server's config page.

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop for the configuration to take effect.

Verification

After restarting:

1. Open a new conversation in Claude
2. Look for the tool icon (hammer/wrench) in the input area
3. Click it — you should see your API tools listed
4. Try asking Claude to use one of your tools

Multiple Servers

You can connect multiple MCP servers by adding more entries to the mcpServers object:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sse-client", "https://your-domain.com/mcp/github-api/sse"]
    },
    "stripe-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sse-client", "https://your-domain.com/mcp/stripe-api/sse"]
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Tools not appearing

• Verify the server is Active in the dashboard
• Check that at least one tool is Enabled
• Ensure the URL in your config is correct
• Restart Claude Desktop

Connection errors

• Check that your APIFold instance is running and accessible
• Verify network connectivity to the MCP endpoint
• Check the server logs in the dashboard for errors