Install mcp-api 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": {
"fusionauth-fusionauth-mcp-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fusionauth/mcp-api@0.1.14"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY_APIKEYAUTH": "YOUR_API_KEY_APIKEYAUTH",
"API_BASE_URL": "",
"USE_TOOLS": ""
}
}
}
}