Install Argus Retrieval 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": {
"khamel83-argus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"argus-search"
],
"env": {
"ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL": "",
"ARGUS_DATA_ROOT": ""
}
}
}
}