Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install Stats Explorer for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
Add to Cursor: Stats ExplorerInstall in VS Code: Stats ExplorerInstall in VS Code Insiders: Stats Explorer
Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
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.
{ "mcpServers": { "meador793-stats-explorer-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "stats-explorer-mcp@1.5.1" ], "env": { "STATS_EXPLORER_ROOTS": "", "STATS_EXPLORER_STREAM_MB": "512", "STATS_EXPLORER_WORKERS": "", "STATS_EXPLORER_CACHE": "ask", "STATS_EXPLORER_CACHE_DIR": "", "STATS_EXPLORER_MAX_FILE_MB": "", "STATS_EXPLORER_GUIDED": "on", "STATS_EXPLORER_CONFIRM_SELECTIONS": "on", "STATS_EXPLORER_CONFIRM_VIA": "auto", "STATS_EXPLORER_HIDE_LINK": "", "STATS_EXPLORER_JEV": "off", "STATS_EXPLORER_JEV_CHECKPOINTS": "plan,conclusions", "TYPESAFE_API_KEY": "YOUR_TYPESAFE_API_KEY", "STATS_EXPLORER_APPROVAL_SECRET": "YOUR_STATS_EXPLORER_APPROVAL_SECRET", "STATS_EXPLORER_AUDIT_LOG": "" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |