Connecting Claude Desktop in 5 minutes
Francisc Toth · MAY 10, 2026 · 5 minutes
Your server is running — now point a client at it. This guide wires a deployed MCP server into Claude Desktop, edits the config file safely, and confirms the connection from the client side.
We cover where the config lives on each platform, how to read the handshake logs, and the two mistakes that cause most first-time connection failures.
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