Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install Citation Dialogue for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
Add to Cursor: Citation DialogueInstall in VS Code: Citation DialogueInstall in VS Code Insiders: Citation Dialogue
Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "mcpServers": { "6forwater29-citation-dialogue": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "https://github.com/6forwater29/citation-dialogue/releases/download/v0.3.1/citation-dialogue-0.3.1.mcpb" ] } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |