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wif-reference Claude Developer Platform · in the page manage-claude/wif-reference …NTHROPIC_CONFIG_DIR` 2. `~/.config/anthropic` on Linux and macOS 3. `%APPDATA%\Anthropic` on Windows ### Active profile The active profile name resolves in this order: 1. `$ANTHROPIC_PROFILE` 2. Th… Set up Claude Code for your organization Claude Code CLI · in the page admin-setup …alled with the `.exe` installer, you can also read the live file at `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs\main.log`. After WSL sessions are enabled, extend your managed settings to them: * Deploy `wslInheritsWindo… Troubleshooting Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/troubleshooting …stall creates: ``` Refusing to execute batch script 'C:\\Users\\you\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\claude.cmd': Windows runs .bat/.cmd files via cmd.exe, which can execute commands injected through CLI argu… Authentication Claude Code CLI · in the page authentication …-directory), by default `~/.config/anthropic` on macOS and Linux or `%APPDATA%\Anthropic` on Windows. A profile's auth mode is `oidc_federation` when you set it up for [Workload Identity Federation (W… Connect to MCP servers Claude Code CLI · in the page mcp-quickstart …e/.mcp.json`, `~/.claude/config/mcp.json`, `~/.claude/mcp.json`, or `%APPDATA%\Claude\mcp.json`. For user-scoped servers, run `claude mcp add --scope user`, which writes to the `mcpServers` key in `~/… Configure server-managed settings Claude Code CLI · in the page server-managed-settings …the operating-system directory variables `HOME`, `XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, `APPDATA`, and `USERPROFILE` Claude Code reads the Workload Identity Federation variables and the `ANTHROPIC_PROFILE` and `ANTHROP… Use Claude Code in VS Code Claude Code CLI · in the page vs-code …rShell: ```powershell theme={null} Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:APPDATA\Code\User\globalStorage\anthropic.claude-code" ``` For additional help, see the [troubleshooting guide](/docs/en/troubles… Changelog Claude Documentation · in the page cowork/changelog …expires. * Added `~` and environment variable expansion (such as `%APPDATA%` and `%OneDriveCommercial%`) to the `allowedWorkspaceFolders` setting, so folder paths can vary per user. * Added a per… Available settings Claude Documentation · in the page government/config/settings …riables `%OneDrive%`, `%OneDriveCommercial%`, `%OneDriveConsumer%`, `%APPDATA%`, `%LOCALAPPDATA%`, and `%USERNAME%`. A device ignores an entry whose variable it does not define, so a list with only Wi… Connect Claude Desktop to Claude for Government Claude Documentation · in the page government/deploy-desktop/configure …rites its log to `~/Library/Logs/Claude-3p/main.log` on macOS, `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\logs\main.log` on Windows, and `~/.config/Claude-3p/logs/main.log` on Linux. The log records which configuratio… Windows fleet checklist Claude Documentation · in the page government/deploy-desktop/windows-checklist …f memory and about 20 GB of free space on the drive that holds `%LOCALAPPDATA%`. Cowork keeps its workspace there after downloading it the first time a user starts a task. Cowork still starts on a dev… Security and data handling Claude Documentation · in the page government/security/security-and-data-handling …content lives under the owner-only application data directory (`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p` on Windows, `~/Library/Application Support/Claude-3p` on macOS). User-visible outputs such as artifacts are wr… Deploy with a bootstrap server Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/bootstrap …The desktop log (`~/Library/Logs/Claude-3p/main.log` on macOS, `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\logs\main.log` on Windows) records which keys were dropped and why. | | Browser opens to your identity provider… Configuration reference Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/configuration …es\Claude` (machine), `HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude` (user) | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\configLibrary\` | | Linux | `/etc/claude-desktop/managed-settings.json`… Connect to Microsoft 365 Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-m365 …Desktop logs directory (`~/Library/Logs/Claude-3p/` on macOS, `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\logs\` on Windows), named `mcp-server-office365-builtin.log`. Configuration parsing and connection lifecycle me… User identity and local data Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage …e-3p/` | `~/Library/Logs/Claude-3p/` | | Windows | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\` | (under the application-data directory) | <Note> On Windows, earlier Claude Desktop releas… Installation and setup Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/installation …plication log at `~/Library/Logs/Claude-3p/main.log` (macOS) / `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\Logs\main.log` (Windows) * On Windows (v1.19367.0 and later), the configuration is in `HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\C… Deploy with MDM Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/mdm …licies\Claude` | | | Local (user) | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\configLibrary\` | Lowest | A Group Policy Object or Intune configuration profile writes to the registr… Build an MCP server Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2024-11-05/develop/build-server …n ``` ```powershell Windows theme={null} code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ``` </CodeGroup> You'll then add your servers in the `mcpServers` key. Th… Connect to local MCP servers Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2024-11-05/develop/connect-local-servers …ation Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` * **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` </Step> <Step title="Configure the Filesystem Server"> Replace the contents o… Debugging Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2024-11-05/tools/debugging …files are written to: * macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude` * Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` <CodeGroup> ```bash macOS theme={null} tail -n 20 -F ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log ``` ```powersh… Build an MCP server Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-03-26/develop/build-server …n ``` ```powershell Windows theme={null} code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ``` </CodeGroup> You'll then add your servers in the `mcpServers` key. Th… Connect to local MCP servers Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-03-26/develop/connect-local-servers …ation Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` * **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` </Step> <Step title="Configure the Filesystem Server"> Replace the contents o… Debugging Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-03-26/tools/debugging …files are written to: * macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude` * Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` <CodeGroup> ```bash macOS theme={null} tail -n 20 -F ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log ``` ```powersh… Build an MCP server Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-06-18/develop/build-server …n ``` ```powershell Windows theme={null} code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ``` </CodeGroup> You'll then add your servers in the `mcpServers` key. Th… Connect to local MCP servers Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-06-18/develop/connect-local-servers …ation Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` * **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` </Step> <Step title="Configure the Filesystem Server"> Replace the contents o… Debugging Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-06-18/tools/debugging …files are written to: * macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude` * Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` <CodeGroup> ```bash macOS theme={null} tail -n 20 -F ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log ``` ```powersh… Build an MCP server Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-11-25/develop/build-server …n ``` ```powershell Windows theme={null} code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ``` </CodeGroup> You'll then add your servers in the `mcpServers` key. Th… Connect to local MCP servers Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-11-25/develop/connect-local-servers …ation Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` * **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` </Step> <Step title="Configure the Filesystem Server"> Replace the contents o… Debugging Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2025-11-25/tools/debugging …files are written to: * macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude` * Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` <CodeGroup> ```bash macOS theme={null} tail -n 20 -F ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log ``` ```powersh… Build an MCP server Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/develop/build-server …n ``` ```powershell Windows theme={null} code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ``` </CodeGroup> You'll then add your servers in the `mcpServers` key. Th… Connect to local MCP servers Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/develop/connect-local-servers …ation Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` * **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` </Step> <Step title="Configure the Filesystem Server"> Replace the contents o… Debugging Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/tools/debugging …files are written to: * macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude` * Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` <CodeGroup> ```bash macOS theme={null} tail -n 20 -F ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log ``` ```powersh… Build an MCP server Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/develop/build-server …n ``` ```powershell Windows theme={null} code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ``` </CodeGroup> You'll then add your servers in the `mcpServers` key. Th… Connect to local MCP servers Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/develop/connect-local-servers …ation Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` * **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` </Step> <Step title="Configure the Filesystem Server"> Replace the contents o… Debugging Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/tools/debugging …files are written to: * macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude` * Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` <CodeGroup> ```bash macOS theme={null} tail -n 20 -F ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log ``` ```powersh…