Install mpv-mcp-server 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": {
"arijit-gogoi-mpv-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mpv-mcp-server@1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"MPV_PATH": "",
"MPV_IPC_PATH": "",
"MPV_MEDIA_DIRS": "",
"MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIR": ""
}
}
}
}