#Claude Desktop

Anthropic's macOS / Windows desktop app. mcpvault setup writes the JSON config for you.

#Status

Auto-wired — mcpvault setup writes the config file for you.

#Config file

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

#Setup

Run once from any directory:

bash
mcpvault setup

mcpvault detects Claude Desktop and writes the config file above. To force just this client:

bash
mcpvault setup --client claude-desktop

#Restart

Fully quit Claude Desktop (Cmd+Q on macOS, right-click tray icon → Quit on Windows) and relaunch. Reload alone does not pick up new servers.

#Verify

Run mcpvault doctor --client claude-desktop to confirm Claude Desktop sees the vault.