Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install Bitwarden Public API and Secrets Manager (unofficial) for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
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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": { "mguttmann-the-real-bitwarden-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "the-real-bitwarden-mcp@0.3.1" ], "env": { "BITWARDEN_SELFHOST_API_BASE": "", "BITWARDEN_SELFHOST_IDENTITY_URL": "", "BITWARDEN_SELFHOST_CLIENT_ID": "", "BITWARDEN_SELFHOST_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_BITWARDEN_SELFHOST_CLIENT_SECRET", "BITWARDEN_CLOUD_API_BASE": "", "BITWARDEN_CLOUD_IDENTITY_URL": "", "BITWARDEN_CLOUD_CLIENT_ID": "", "BITWARDEN_CLOUD_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_BITWARDEN_CLOUD_CLIENT_SECRET", "BWS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_BWS_ACCESS_TOKEN", "BWS_ORG_ID": "", "BWS_API_BASE": "", "BWS_IDENTITY_URL": "", "BITWARDEN_CONFIRM_WRITES": "true", "BITWARDEN_READ_ONLY": "false", "LOG_LEVEL": "warn", "BW_MCP_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES": "1048576" } } }}
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 |