Connect to Claude Desktop

in this guide, learn how to connect your mcp toolbox to claude desktop prerequisites claude desktop account mcp toolbox url and key docid\ jqy6i5acfim kom9erv7a connect your mcp toolbox to claude desktop to connect your mcp toolbox to claude desktop open claude desktop click your profile name on the left sidebar, then settings in settings , go to connectors click add custom connector name your mcp toolbox, then add your complete mcp toolbox url following the structure below \<mcp toolbox url> /t/ \<toolbox key> / \<transport method> replace the placeholders with your actual values mcp toolbox url the url generated when you created the mcp toolbox toolbox key the key generated for the mcp toolbox transport method the path of your preferred transport method stateless streamable http (/stateless) is recommended due to its connection reliability example https //eu2 make com/mcp/server/•••••••••••••/t/•••••••••••••/stateless if you experience connection issues, add /stream instead of /stateless to the end of the url for sse, add /sse instead click add you've now connected your mcp toolbox to claude desktop in configure , you can view all tools available through this toolbox troubleshoot an unexpected oauth consent screen mcp toolboxes don't use oauth if a sign in request (oauth consent screen) opens during the connection process, this is a known bug on anthropic's side as a workaround, use anthropic's request header authentication feature to add your toolbox key in an authorization header instead while this feature is in beta, you must contact anthropic support https //support claude com/en/ to request access once you have access, continue with the connection process go back to the add custom connector dialog and enter your complete mcp toolbox url following the structure below \<mcp toolbox url> / \<transport method> example https //eu2 make com/mcp/server/•••••••••••••/stateless in request headers , add an authorization header with the value bearer \<toolbox key> , replacing \<toolbox key> with your actual toolbox key click add for more information, see anthropic’s remote mcp documentation https //claude com/docs/connectors/custom/remote mcp#authenticating with request headers mcp toolbox timeout your mcp toolbox scenarios must finish running within 40 seconds if a scenario runs longer, the connection times out and no outputs are returned to the client