Install Kwork 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": {
"simonether-kwork-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"kwork-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KWORK_EXPECTED_USER_ID": "",
"KWORK_EXPECTED_USERNAME": "",
"KWORK_WRITES": "confirm",
"KWORK_SITE": "ru",
"KWORK_TIMEOUT": "30",
"KWORK_STATE_DIR": "",
"KWORK_PERSIST_TOKEN": "true",
"KWORK_RPS_LIMIT": "2",
"KWORK_BURST_LIMIT": "4",
"KWORK_ROUTE_RPS_LIMIT": "1",
"KWORK_ROUTE_BURST_LIMIT": "2",
"KWORK_RATE_WAIT_TIMEOUT": "20",
"KWORK_AUTH_LOCK_TIMEOUT": "90",
"KWORK_READ_ATTEMPTS": "3",
"KWORK_RETRY_BACKOFF_BASE": "0.5",
"KWORK_RETRY_BACKOFF_MAX": "8",
"KWORK_CIRCUIT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD": "3",
"KWORK_CIRCUIT_OPEN_SECONDS": "30",
"KWORK_PREPARATION_TTL_SECONDS": "600",
"KWORK_WRITE_LEASE_SECONDS": "120",
"KWORK_RECONCILIATION_MIN_AGE_SECONDS": "15",
"KWORK_RECONCILIATION_ABSENCE_CONFIRMATIONS": "2",
"KWORK_RECONCILIATION_ABSENCE_INTERVAL_SECONDS": "15",
"KWORK_STATE_RETENTION_DAYS": "30",
"KWORK_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
}
}
}
}