Use with Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop reads its MCP server list from a JSON config file. Add an entry per server you want to expose.

Config file location

OS	Path
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux	~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "native-time": {
      "command": "/home/you/.local/bin/native-mcp",
      "args": ["time"]
    },
    "native-time-paris": {
      "command": "/home/you/.local/bin/native-mcp",
      "args": ["time", "--default-tz", "Europe/Paris"]
    }
  }
}

Use the absolute path to the binary — Claude Desktop does not always inherit your shell's PATH.

Apply

Restart Claude Desktop. New servers should appear in the tool picker on the next conversation.