Install Code Index for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- 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.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"achreftlili-code-index": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-code-index"
],
"env": {
"CODE_INDEX_EMBEDDER": "",
"CODE_INDEX_EMBED_MODEL": "",
"CODE_INDEX_EMBED_DIM": "",
"CODE_INDEX_DB": "",
"CODE_INDEX_EMBED_BATCH": "",
"CODE_INDEX_EMBED_DEVICE": ""
}
}
}
}