Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install nasa-power-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.
{ "mcpServers": { "cyanheads-nasa-power-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@cyanheads/nasa-power-mcp-server@0.2.0" ], "env": { "CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE": "duckdb", "CANVAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB": "", "CANVAS_MAX_CANVASES_PER_TENANT": "", "CANVAS_TTL_MS": "", "CANVAS_ABSOLUTE_CAP_MS": "", "NASA_POWER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED"
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 |