Install claude-flow 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": {
"ruvnet-claude-flow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-flow@2.0.0-alpha.107"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE": "",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH": "",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS": "",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT": "",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN",
"FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}