Install claude-octopus 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": {
"xiaolai-claude-octopus": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-octopus@1.1.10"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
"CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME": "",
"CLAUDE_MODEL": "",
"CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE": "",
"CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS": "",
"CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT": "",
"CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY": ""
}
}
}
}