Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop reaches remote MCP servers that use an API key through the mcp-remote bridge, so you need Node.js 18 or newer on the machine.

Automatic

copynpx @justclaw-it/cli init

The CLI detects Claude Desktop and writes the entry below for you, backing up the file first.

Manual

Open claude_desktop_config.json:

Add the justclaw-it entry under mcpServers (merge it with any servers already there):

copy{
  "mcpServers": {
    "justclaw-it": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://justclaw.it.com/mcp", "--header", "Authorization:${JUSTCLAW_IT_AUTH}"],
      "env": { "JUSTCLAW_IT_AUTH": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>" }
    }
  }
}

Replace <YOUR_API_KEY> with your key. The key goes in env so that the header value Bearer <key> (which contains a space) reaches mcp-remote as one argument.

Check it

Quit Claude Desktop completely and reopen it (closing the window is not enough on macOS). The JustClaw-It tools then show in the tools menu of a new chat. If they don't, Claude Desktop's MCP log for the justclaw-it server usually says why: most often Node.js is missing or the key is wrong.

Try it

Problems: Troubleshooting.