# Claude Desktop

> Connect GetIntel's MCP server to the Claude Desktop app with sign-in, or with a token through mcp-remote, so you can ask Claude about your AI visibility data.

Source: https://getintel.ai/docs/mcp/clients/claude-desktop/

Claude Desktop is good for exploring your data in conversation. It can read and act on GetIntel, but it can't edit your code; use a coding agent for that.

## Connect with sign-in (recommended)

<Steps>

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**.
2. Click **Add custom connector**.
3. Paste `https://app.getintel.ai/mcp` and save.
4. Claude sends you to GetIntel to sign in, then to an approval page. Pick a brand if you have more than one, tick **Also allow actions** if Claude should update tasks and plan your week, then click **Connect**.
5. Ask: *"Using GetIntel, what are my weakest topics this week?"*

</Steps>

<Aside>
The access token this creates lasts 2 hours and refreshes itself automatically, on the same brand, for as long as the connector stays added.
</Aside>

## Use a token instead

For an older Claude Desktop without Connectors, bridge through `mcp-remote`:

<Steps>

1. **Create a token** in GetIntel under **Integrations**.

2. **Open the config.** In Claude Desktop, go to **Settings → Developer → Edit Config**.

3. **Add GetIntel:**

   ```json title="claude_desktop_config.json"
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "getintel": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://app.getintel.ai/mcp",
           "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"]
       }
     }
   }
   ```

4. **Restart Claude Desktop.** GetIntel's tools appear in the tools menu.

</Steps>

<Aside>
This bridges through `mcp-remote` with `npx`, so Node.js must be installed.
</Aside>