Install mcp-arr 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": {
"aplaceforallmystuff-mcp-arr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-arr-server@1.0.0"
],
"env": {
"SONARR_URL": "",
"SONARR_API_KEY": "YOUR_SONARR_API_KEY",
"RADARR_URL": "",
"RADARR_API_KEY": "YOUR_RADARR_API_KEY",
"LIDARR_URL": "",
"LIDARR_API_KEY": "YOUR_LIDARR_API_KEY",
"READARR_URL": "",
"READARR_API_KEY": "YOUR_READARR_API_KEY",
"PROWLARR_URL": "",
"PROWLARR_API_KEY": "YOUR_PROWLARR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}