Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Claude Desktop (MCP Host)

Anthropic's Claude Desktop application was the first MCP host. Connects to local MCP servers via stdio transport defined in claude_desktop_config .json and to remote servers via Streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Claude Desktop (MCP Host)
description: Anthropic's Claude Desktop application was the first MCP host. Connects to local MCP servers
  via stdio transport defined in claude_desktop_config .json and to remote servers via Streamable HTTP
  with OAuth 2.1.
humanURL: https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building
tags:
- Client
- Host
- Claude
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building