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layout: article
title: Claude Desktop
description: Learn how to use Claude Desktop with Appwrite through quick start prompts and the Appwrite MCP server for AI-assisted development.
---

## 1. Quick start prompts

Get started quickly with these pre-built prompts for common Appwrite integrations:

- [TanStack Start](/docs/tooling/ai/quickstart-prompts/tanstack-start)
- [Next.js](/docs/tooling/ai/quickstart-prompts/nextjs)

[Browse all quick start prompts](/docs/tooling/ai/quickstart-prompts)

## 2. Add the MCP server

Connect the Appwrite MCP server to Claude Desktop for deeper integration with the Appwrite API and documentation.

Before you begin, ensure you have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download) and npm installed on your system.

Unlike other IDEs, Claude Desktop only supports local (stdio) MCP servers and not remote servers. The `mcp-remote` package acts as a proxy to connect to the remote Appwrite MCP server.

In the Claude Desktop app, open the app's **Settings** page (press `CTRL + ,` on Windows or `CMD + ,` on MacOS) and head to the **Developer** tab.

![Claude Settings](/images/docs/mcp/claude-desktop/claude-settings.avif)

Clicking on the **Edit Config** button will take you to the `claude_desktop_config.json` file. In case the file is missing, please visit the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user#2-add-the-filesystem-mcp-server) docs.

Add the Appwrite MCP server to your configuration:

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "appwrite": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.appwrite.io/"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

The server uses OAuth for authentication. When Claude Desktop first connects to the server, your browser opens so you can sign in to your Appwrite account and authorize access.

## 3. Verify MCP tools

Restart the Claude Desktop app, click on the MCP tools button (at the bottom right section of the prompt input) and click on it to view available Appwrite MCP tools.

![Appwrite MCP tools](/images/docs/mcp/claude-desktop/claude-mcp-tools.avif)

**npx ENOENT error**

In case you see an `npx ENOENT` error, ensure that you either add `npx` to the `PATH` environment variable on your system or use the full path to your `npx` installation in the config file.

## 4. Test the integration

Try out the following example prompts:

**Example prompts:**

- `Create a new user in my Appwrite project`
- `List all databases in my project`
- `Show me the tables in my database`
- `How do I set up real-time subscriptions in Appwrite?`
- `Show me how to authenticate users with OAuth`
- `How do I implement file uploads with Appwrite Storage?`

![List users in Appwrite project](/images/docs/mcp/claude-desktop/claude-list-users.avif)