Install mcp-server-motherduck 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": {
"motherduckdb-mcp-server-motherduck": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-motherduck"
],
"env": {
"motherduck_token": "YOUR_motherduck_token",
"MOTHERDUCK_TOKEN": "YOUR_MOTHERDUCK_TOKEN",
"HOME": "",
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
"AWS_SESSION_TOKEN": "YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN",
"AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": "",
"AWS_ENDPOINT": ""
}
}
}
}