Install Anytype (self-hosted HTTP) 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": {
"ohneben-anytype-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/ohneben/anytype-mcp:1.0.6"
],
"env": {
"ANYTYPE_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANYTYPE_API_KEY",
"PORT": "8769",
"ANYTYPE_API_BASE_URL": "http://host.docker.internal:31009",
"ANYTYPE_VERSION": "2025-11-08",
"ANYTYPE_API_HOST_HEADER": "",
"MCP_SHARED_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_SHARED_TOKEN",
"ANYTYPE_MCP_SLIM_RESPONSES": "true"
}
}
}
}