Claude Desktop

You need a workspace API key (Connect → MCP in the dashboard) — see the quickstart if you don't have one yet.

protobox mcp connect claude

Or write it by hand — the shape is:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "protobox": {
      "type": "streamablehttp",
      "url": "https://your-workspace.protobox.app/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and merge the mcpServers block in.

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json and merge the mcpServers block in.

Quit Claude Desktop fully and reopen it. Your Protobox tools appear in the tools menu. If they don't, run protobox mcp test to check the endpoint and key, then re-check the JSON for trailing commas.

Claude Desktop reads the key from this config file — keep the file out of dotfile repos and backups you share.

For scoping this client to a subset of tools, create a toolset.

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