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Code in Claude Desktop on 3P
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/code
…ey | Claude Code policy it produces | | - | - | | `coworkEgressAllowedHosts` | A network sandbox restricted to your hosts plus the inference and telemetry endpoints, `WebFetch` permission rules for th…
Configuration reference
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/configuration
…ableAutoUpdates`, `autoUpdaterEnforcementHours`, and `updateViaUpdatesHost`, the lifecycle keys `relaunchEnforcementHours` and `configRecheckIntervalMinutes`, or the [network proxy keys](/docs/third-p…
Configuration changelog
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/configuration-changelog
…"<string>", "redirectPort": "<integer>", "redirectHost": "<127.0.0.1|localhost>", "additionalRedirectReferrerHosts": "<string>" } } }, "mcp": {…
Connect to GitHub
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-github
…tHub repositories, issues, and pull requests, either through GitHub's hosted MCP server or a server built into the desktop app. When Claude Desktop is deployed on third-party inference, Claude can wo…
Connect to Microsoft 365
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-m365
…in your own Microsoft Entra tenant. <Info> The remote connector is hosted by Anthropic. Data in transit passes through Anthropic's infrastructure, which is based in the United States. Anthropic doe…
Connect to Salesforce
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-salesforce
…Claude access to your Salesforce org through Salesforce's plugin and hosted MCP server, set up in the Enterprise Admin Console or your managed configuration with an OAuth client that a Salesforce adm…
User identity and local data
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage
…application-data directory) | Contents | Lifecycle | | - | - | - | | `host-creds-<random-id>.json` | The resolved inference credential (bearer token or API key, plus the endpoint), as environment valu…
Sign in through the OS identity broker
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/entra-broker
…browser configuration. The broker also removes the need for a `localhost` or `127.0.0.1` loopback redirect on the device, which some network policies block, and it is not affected by Conditional Acc…
MCP, plugins, skills, and hooks
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/extensions
…plugins | Admin | A [plugin marketplace](#plugin-marketplaces-admin) hosted in git or over HTTPS (recommended), or a [system-wide directory](#organization-plugins-admin) on each device | | User exten…
Deploy Claude Desktop on 3P with Microsoft Foundry
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/foundry
…ure-the-app). <Note> Microsoft Foundry offers Claude models in two hosting options, Hosted on Azure and Hosted on Anthropic, and you choose one when you configure the model deployment in Microsoft…
Deploy Claude Desktop on 3P with an LLM gateway
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/gateway
…eway > Configure Claude Desktop on 3P to use Claude models on a self-hosted gateway that implements the Anthropic Messages API To use a self-hosted LLM gateway (for example LiteLLM, Portkey, or an i…
Installation and setup
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/installation
…es in one of three ways. With the Enterprise Admin Console, Anthropic hosts the configuration and users receive it by signing in to the app. With MDM or a bootstrap server, you typically push a profil…
Legal and compliance
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/legal
…gs** on claude.ai), rather than authoring the configuration in MDM or hosting your own bootstrap server, Anthropic hosts that console. Your use of the Enterprise Admin Console for Desktop 3P is subjec…
Desktop and filesystem access
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/local-access
…ideworkingdirectories), and where it does not apply (Windows devices, hosts without the sandbox dependencies) the allowlist does not confine them and that key can only turn such reads into approval pr…
Deploy Claude Desktop on 3P with Amazon Bedrock Mantle
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/mantle
…rerToken`. The app reaches `bedrock-mantle.<region>.api.aws` (or the host in `inferenceBedrockBaseUrl` if you set one). This host is included automatically in the **Egress** section of the in-app con…
Set up sign-in for managed MCP servers
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/mcp-sign-in
…t authenticates with request headers. The menu also lists **Anthropic-hosted client identity (requires Claude.ai sign-in)**, which this page doesn't cover. Choose **Bring your own client** when the i…
Deploy with MDM
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/mdm
…</Step> <Step title="Allow required network egress"> Open the hostnames your configuration requires on your perimeter firewall; the configuration window lists them for the exact settings you c…
Network proxy
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/network-proxy
…is set up that way. PAC rules are evaluated per request, so different hosts can go to different proxies or connect directly, exactly as the script says. The agent does not read the OS settings itself…
Overview
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/overview
…on.html) respectively. Microsoft Foundry offers Claude models in two hosting options, Hosted on Azure and Hosted on Anthropic, and you choose one when you configure the model deployment in Microsoft…
SSH remote sessions in Claude Desktop on 3P
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions
…sessions in Claude Desktop on 3P > How Code sessions run on a remote host over SSH in Claude Desktop on 3P, the sshHostAllowlist key that enables them, which inference credentials work on a remote ho…
Telemetry and egress
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry
…tegory contains, how to turn it off, and the complete set of outbound hostnames the app uses so you can configure your perimeter firewall. ## Telemetry categories ### Essential telemetry Crash repo…
Deploy Claude Desktop on 3P with Google Cloud's Agent Platform
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/vertex
…google.com` and `oauth2.googleapis.com` from the user's device. These hosts are already included in the standard egress requirements for Google Cloud's Agent Platform, so if you allowed egress based o…
Web search and web fetch
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools
…Agent Platform | Available | | Microsoft Foundry | Available on both [hosting options](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/claude-in-microsoft-foundry#hosting-options) | | Amazon Bed…
Contributing to MCP
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/contributing
…serve:docs ``` This launches a live preview at `http://localhost:3000` with hot reloading. </Step> <Step title="Make your changes"> Edit the relevant `.mdx` files. You can use [Mint…
Authorization Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/auth
…e Maintainers * **Authentication of end users to MCP clients**: how a host application authenticates its own users is a host concern, not a protocol concern * **Transport security (TLS, mTLS, certific…
Enterprise-Managed Authorization Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/enterprise-managed-authorization
…**General enterprise deployment topics**: networking, packaging, and host-application rollout concerns that are not specific to the ID-JAG flow * **End-user product configuration walk-throughs**: the…
Financial Services Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/financial-services
…fic compliance guides**: step-by-step configuration for an individual host application, cloud platform, or institution is documentation for that product rather than protocol work * **Non-technical…
Security Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/security
…s as input * **Registry service operation**: running and securing the hosted Registry service belongs to the [Registry WG](/community/working-groups/registry). This group provides threat input on pr…
Tool Annotations Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/tool-annotations
…Collect real-world use cases from server authors, client authors, and host applications to ground annotation decisions in practical needs * **Problem statements and recommendations**: Produce recommen…
Agents Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/agents
…standardizes behavior at MCP interoperability boundaries rather than host or server implementation internals. * Transport wire formats and session mechanics, which are owned by the Transports WG. *…
File Uploads Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/file-uploads
…ne how MCP tools and elicitation requests declare file inputs so that hosts can present native file pickers and pass user-selected file content to servers. Today, servers that need a file from the use…
Filesystems Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/filesystems
…beside Resources. The WG broadens the existing Resources primitive. * Host-side sandbox and local-disk semantics. The WG standardizes the client and server wire format. How a host materializes resou…
Infrastructure Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/infrastructure
…meet.modelcontextprotocol.io) services with their current owners. * **Hosting and publishing:** Websites, documentation hosting, CI/CD, deployment, package publishing access, domains, DNS, and certifi…
Interceptors Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/interceptors
…ution engine) — the WG standardizes the protocol-level interface, not host internals. * Transport-layer wire format or session model changes (owned by the Transports WG). * General-purpose middleware…
Registry Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/registry
…* **Registry Service**: Operation, reliability, and evolution of the hosted registry at `registry.modelcontextprotocol.io`, including uptime, monitoring, and incident response. * **Registry API Speci…
Skills Over MCP Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/skills-over-mcp
…ered, distributed, and consumed through MCP. Native skills support in host applications demonstrates strong demand, and the group emerged from discussion on [SEP-2076 — Agent Skills as a First-Class M…
Working and Interest Groups
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-interest-groups
…gathering requirements — not building solutions. **What IGs do:** * Host discussions in Discord channels * Run regular meetings to share use cases * Document problem statements and requirements * Bu…
Roadmap
Model Context Protocol · in the page
development/roadmap
…groups/sdk) with the Core Maintainers. Which role an extension binds (host, client, server, agent) and what each does when the capability is declared; what SDKs must support natively; how extensions a…
Build an MCP client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/build-client
…add package Anthropic.SDK dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.AI ``` ## Setting up your API key You'll need an Anthropic API k…
Build an MCP server
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/build-server
…tutorial, we'll build a simple MCP weather server and connect it to a host, Claude for Desktop. ### What we'll be building We'll build a server that exposes two tools: `get_alerts` and `get_forecast…
Build with Agent Skills
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/build-with-agent-skills
…achine: reading local files, driving desktop apps, or talking to localhost services. The skill hands off to `build-mcpb`. **Local [stdio](/specification/2024-11-05/basic/transports#stdio)** remains a…
Client Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/clients/client-best-practices
# Client Best Practices > Patterns for scaling MCP host applications across many servers and tools. As MCP host applications, such as agents, connect to more MCP servers and accumulate access to hun…
Connect to remote MCP Servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/connect-remote-servers
…laude to remote MCP servers and extend its capabilities with internet-hosted tools and data sources Remote MCP servers extend AI applications' capabilities beyond your local environment, providing ac…
Architecture overview
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/learn/architecture
…# Participants MCP follows a client-server architecture where an MCP host — an AI application like [Claude Code](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code) or [Claude Desktop](https://www.claude.ai/downl…
Understanding MCP clients
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/learn/client-concepts
# Understanding MCP clients MCP clients are instantiated by host applications to communicate with particular MCP servers. The host application, like Claude.ai or an IDE, manages the overall user expe…
Debugging
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/tools/debugging
…ll messages logged to stderr (standard error) will be captured by the host application automatically. <Warning> Local MCP servers should not log messages to stdout (standard out), as this will in…
Understanding Authorization in MCP
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/tutorials/security/authorization
…e designed for HTTP-based transports where the MCP server is remotely-hosted and the client uses OAuth to establish that a user is authorized to access said remote server. </Tip> ## The Authorization…
Security Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/tutorials/security/security_best_practices
…If using cookies to track consent decisions, they **MUST**: * Use `__Host-` prefix for cookie names * Set `Secure`, `HttpOnly`, and `SameSite=Lax` attributes * Be cryptographically signed or use serv…
Build an MCP client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/develop/build-client
…add package Anthropic.SDK dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.AI ``` ## Setting up your API key You'll need an Anthropic API k…
Build an MCP server
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/develop/build-server
…tutorial, we'll build a simple MCP weather server and connect it to a host, Claude for Desktop. ### What we'll be building We'll build a server that exposes two tools: `get_alerts` and `get_forecast…