# Claude Desktop

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Set up the OVHcloud MCP server in Claude Desktop.

Preview: the OVHcloud MCP server is to be confirmed

Nothing answers at `https://mcp.eu.ovhcloud.com/mcp` yet. Its URL and its tools are this page's proposal, the way the guides below will read once it does.

## Prerequisites

- Claude Desktop installed
- Node.js 22+ installed
- An OVHcloud API token (see [Authentication](https://developers.eu.ovhcloud.com/authentication.md))

## Configuration

### Method 1: Custom connector

1. Available on the Claude Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans. Open Claude Desktop, then Settings › Connectors.
2. Click Add custom connector.
3. Enter the server's URL:
  ```text
  https://mcp.eu.ovhcloud.com/mcp
  ```
4. Authorize your OVHcloud account. No token or configuration file needed.

### Method 2: Configuration file

1. Open the configuration file:
  ```text
  ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  ```
  ```text
  %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  ```
  ```text
  ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  ```
2. Add the OVHcloud server under mcpServers, and replace YOUR_OVHCLOUD_TOKEN with your token:
  ```json
  {
  "mcpServers": {
    "ovhcloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://mcp.eu.ovhcloud.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${OVH_AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OVH_AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer YOUR_OVHCLOUD_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}
  ```
3. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

## Verification

1. Ask Claude:
  ```text
  Which OVHcloud API operation reboots a dedicated server?
  ```

## References

- [Custom connectors using remote MCP](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp)
- [Connect to local MCP servers](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user)
- [mcp-remote, the bridge the configuration runs](https://github.com/geelen/mcp-remote)

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