Install Vault Cortex 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": {
"aliasunder-vault-cortex": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/aliasunder/vault-cortex:0.54.15"
],
"env": {
"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN",
"PUBLIC_URL": "http://localhost:8000",
"EMBEDDING_ENABLED": "true",
"RERANK_MODE": "blended",
"WINDOWS_MODE": "false",
"MEMORY_ENABLED": "true",
"FILE_TOOLS_ENABLED": "true",
"READONLY_MODE": "false",
"DISABLED_TOOLS": "",
"MEMORY_DIR": "About Me",
"DAILY_NOTES_FOLDER": "Daily Notes",
"DAILY_NOTES_FORMAT": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"TRUST_PROXY_HOPS": "0",
"TRUST_FORWARDED_HOPS": "0",
"TZ": "UTC",
"LOG_LEVEL": "info",
"LOG_DIR": "",
"LOG_RETENTION_DAYS": "90",
"PROTECTED_PATHS": "",
"ORPHAN_EXCLUDE_FOLDERS": "",
"SERVICE_DOCUMENTATION_URL": "https://github.com/aliasunder/vault-cortex",
"MAX_FILE_BYTES": "52428800",
"MAX_IMAGE_OUTPUT_BYTES": "49152",
"MAX_PDF_RENDER_PAGES": "5"
}
}
}
}