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# Claude Desktop

Connect Celigo Platform MCP to the [Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download) app.

## Prerequisites

* Claude Desktop installed.
* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) 18+ on your machine (provides `npx`, used by the remote bridge).
* A full-access Celigo API token (see [Connect a client](/mcp/connect.md)).

## Connect

Claude Desktop's config file launches local processes, so a remote server is added through the `mcp-remote` bridge, which forwards to the hosted endpoint and attaches your token.

1. Open **Settings > Developer > Edit Config**. This opens `claude_desktop_config.json`.
2. Add the `celigo` entry. On **macOS or Linux**:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "celigo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.integrator.io/celigo-mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

On **Windows**, `npx` is a `.cmd` script that Claude Desktop can't launch directly, so run it through `cmd /c`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "celigo": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.integrator.io/celigo-mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

For an EU account, use `https://api.eu.integrator.io/celigo-mcp`.

3. Save and fully restart Claude Desktop.

If your plan offers **Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector**, you can instead add the endpoint URL there.

## Verify

In a new chat, confirm `celigo` appears in the tools menu, then ask:

> List my connections.

Approve the tool call when prompted. Claude calls `list_connections` and reports the result.


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