# Claude Desktop

# Connect Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop connects to remote MCP servers as a **custom connector**. Monad's is a hosted HTTP endpoint, so there is nothing to install locally.

New to Monad's MCP server? Start with the [MCP overview](/mcp/index) for what it is, what an assistant can do, and how permissions work.

## Prerequisites

- Claude Desktop installed
- A Monad account belonging to at least one organization
- MCP access enabled for your user — see [Access](/mcp/index#access)

## 1. Add the connector

1. Open **Settings** → **Connectors**.
2. Choose to add a custom connector.
3. Enter the Monad MCP server URL:

```
https://app.monad.com/mcp
```

## 2. Authorize

Claude Desktop opens your browser to Monad's consent screen, showing which client is asking, your account, the permissions requested, and the organizations you can grant.

Approve it, and the connector becomes available in your conversations.

## 3. Verify

Start a conversation and ask for something read-only:

> List my Monad pipelines

If it returns your pipelines, the connection is live.

## Next: Using It

You are connected. For what the assistant can do, example requests, and the
habits that get good results, see
**[Using the MCP](/guides/mcp-usage)**.

## Managing the Connection

To disconnect, revoke the client under **Settings → Connected Applications** in the Monad UI — that takes effect immediately — and remove the connector in Claude Desktop's settings.

## Troubleshooting

**The connector is added but no Monad tools appear.**
Authorization did not complete. Remove and re-add the connector, and make sure the browser tab finishes and returns.

**The browser opens but the consent screen cannot identify you.**
Sign in to `https://app.monad.com` once in the same browser, then retry.

For anything not specific to Claude Desktop — refused requests, missing organizations, writes being denied — see [Troubleshooting](/mcp/index#troubleshooting) on the overview page.