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Install readfetch for Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.

Official Claude Desktop docs
Add to Cursor: readfetchInstall in VS Code: readfetchInstall in VS Code Insiders: readfetch

Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.

  1. 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.

  2. Paste the JSON config below.

  3. Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{  "mcpServers": {    "readfetch-mcp-x402-proxy": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "-y",        "@readfetch/mcp-x402-proxy@0.1.17"      ],      "env": {        "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_EVM_PRIVATE_KEY",        "READFETCH_MAX_PAYMENT_USD": "",        "READFETCH_MCP_URL": "",        "READFETCH_DEV": ""      }    }  }}

Where the config lives

SystemPath
macOS~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json