Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install Sonatype Nexus for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
Add to Cursor: Sonatype NexusInstall in VS Code: Sonatype NexusInstall in VS Code Insiders: Sonatype Nexus
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": { "oomchiller-nexus-mcp-server": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/oomchiller/nexus-mcp-server:0.2.1" ], "env": { "NEXUS_URL": "", "NEXUS_USERNAME": "", "NEXUS_PASSWORD": "YOUR_NEXUS_PASSWORD", "NEXUS_VERIFY_TLS": "true", "NEXUS_MCP_MODE": "readonly", "NEXUS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS": "false", "NEXUS_MCP_ENABLE_RAW_API": "false" } } }}
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 |