Install mcp-guardian 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": {
"rudraneel93-mcp-guardian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcp-guardian/server@2.3.21"
],
"env": {
"MCP_GUARDIAN_DB_PATH": "~/.mcp-guardian/history.db",
"ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL": "YOUR_ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL",
"METRICS_ENABLED": ""
}
}
}
}