Install kvm-pilot 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": {
"dustintrap-kvm-pilot": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"kvm-pilot"
],
"env": {
"KVM_PILOT_PROFILE": "",
"KVM_PILOT_MCP_READ_ONLY": "",
"KVM_PILOT_MCP_DRY_RUN": "",
"KVM_PILOT_MCP_ALLOW_POWER": "",
"KVM_PILOT_HOST": "",
"KVM_PILOT_USER": "",
"KVM_PILOT_PASSWD": "YOUR_KVM_PILOT_PASSWD",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}