Install aegis 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": {
"getaegis-aegis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getaegis/cli@1.0.5"
],
"env": {
"AEGIS_MASTER_KEY": "YOUR_AEGIS_MASTER_KEY",
"AEGIS_SALT": "YOUR_AEGIS_SALT",
"AEGIS_DATA_DIR": "",
"AEGIS_PORT": "",
"AEGIS_LOG_LEVEL": "",
"AEGIS_LOG_FORMAT": "",
"AEGIS_VAULT": "",
"AEGIS_REQUIRE_AGENT_AUTH": "",
"AEGIS_POLICY_MODE": "",
"AEGIS_POLICIES_DIR": "",
"AEGIS_METRICS": ""
}
}
}
}