Install Render Useful MCP 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": {
"lusrodri-render-useful-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"render-useful-mcp@1.4.0"
],
"env": {
"RENDER_API_KEY": "YOUR_RENDER_API_KEY",
"RENDER_WORKSPACE_ID": "",
"RENDER_MCP_TOOLSETS": "",
"RENDER_MCP_READ_ONLY": "false",
"RENDER_MCP_DYNAMIC_TOOLSETS": "true"
}
}
}
}