Install Gramps Evidence 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": {
"ianderso-gramps-evidence-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"gramps-evidence-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GRAMPS_MCP_API_URL": "",
"GRAMPS_MCP_USERNAME": "",
"GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORD",
"GRAMPS_MCP_CONFIG": "./gramps_mcp.toml",
"GRAMPS_MCP_EXPOSE_PRIVATE": "false",
"GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_USERNAME": "",
"GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD": "YOUR_GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD",
"GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PAGE_BUDGET": "0",
"GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_API_URL": "https://transkribus.eu/processing/v1"
}
}
}
}