Install bmc-helix-mcp 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": {
"rod-anami-kyndryl-bmc-helix-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bmc-helix-mcp@0.1.1"
],
"env": {
"HELIX_API_URL": "https://your-helix-instance.onbmc.com/api/arsys/v1/entry/",
"HELIX_TOKEN_URL": "https://your-helix-instance.onbmc.com/api/jwt/login",
"HELIX_USERID": "",
"HELIX_PASSWORD": "YOUR_HELIX_PASSWORD",
"HELIX_CERT_PATH": "./certs/helix-certs.pem",
"MCP_PORT": "4044",
"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN",
"MCP_TLS_ENABLED": "true",
"MCP_TLS_KEY": "./certs/mcp-server.key",
"MCP_TLS_CERT": "./certs/mcp-server.crt",
"MCP_TLS_CA": "./certs/ca.crt"
}
}
}
}