Install mcp-neo4j-cypher 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": {
"neo4j-contrib-mcp-neo4j-cypher": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-neo4j-cypher"
],
"env": {
"NEO4J_URI": "",
"NEO4J_USERNAME": "",
"NEO4J_PASSWORD": "YOUR_NEO4J_PASSWORD",
"NEO4J_DATABASE": "",
"NEO4J_NAMESPACE": "",
"NEO4J_RESPONSE_TOKEN_LIMIT": "",
"NEO4J_READ_TIMEOUT": "",
"NEO4J_READ_ONLY": "",
"NEO4J_SCHEMA_SAMPLE_SIZE": ""
}
}
}
}