Install Micro-Manager Microscope 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": {
"k-dense-ai-micro-manager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"labmcp-micro-manager"
],
"env": {
"LABMCP_ADDRESS": "",
"LABMCP_SIMULATE": "",
"LABMCP_READ_ONLY": "",
"LABMCP_LIMITS": ""
}
}
}
}