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Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop

Anthropic's official desktop application for Claude AI. The primary way most users interact with MCP servers.

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Installation Steps

  1. 1Download and install Claude Desktop from claude.ai/download
  2. 2Open the Claude Desktop app and sign in with your Anthropic account
  3. 3Open Settings (⌘+, on Mac or Ctrl+, on Windows)
  4. 4Navigate to the 'Developer' tab
  5. 5Click 'Edit Config' to open the configuration file
  6. 6Add the Startup Starter Kit MCP server configuration (see below)
  7. 7Save the file and restart Claude Desktop
  8. 8Look for the hammer icon (πŸ”¨) in the chat input to confirm the server is connected

Configuration

Config Location
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)
Add this to your configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-starter-kit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.thestartupstarterkit.com/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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