# Claude Desktop

Add the Kloudfuse MCP server to Claude Desktop as a custom connector. Claude walks the user through SSO login in a popup browser — no JSON editing.

## In This Topic

- [Prerequisite](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/latest/ai-ml/mcp-server/oauth/claude-desktop/#claude-desktop-prereq)
- [Install the Connector](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/latest/ai-ml/mcp-server/oauth/claude-desktop/#claude-desktop-install)
- [Manage the Connector In-App](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/latest/ai-ml/mcp-server/oauth/claude-desktop/#claude-desktop-manage)

## Prerequisite

An operator has already enabled the connector on your Kloudfuse cluster by following [Enable on the Cluster](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/latest/ai-ml/mcp-server/oauth/enable-on-cluster/). If you haven’t done that step, Claude’s "Add" button will fail with a `start_error` banner.

## Install the Connector

1. Open **Claude Desktop**, click your profile icon, and choose **Settings** → **Customize** → **Connectors**.
2. In the **Connectors** pane, click the **+** icon (top-right of the connectors list) to open the **Add custom connector** dialog:

3. Fill in the fields:

| Field                 | Value                                                                 |
   |-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | **Name**              | Any friendly label, e.g. `Kloudfuse` (shown in the Connectors list) |
   | **URL**               | `https://<KLOUDFUSE_URL>/mcp` (replace with your cluster URL)      |
   | **Advanced settings**  | Leave collapsed — Kloudfuse does not need custom headers or OAuth overrides |

4. Click **Add**. Claude opens a browser window to your Kloudfuse SSO sign-in page.
5. Sign in with your corporate identity (Okta, Azure AD, Google, SAML). On success the browser shows a **Connected** page and Claude Desktop lists the Kloudfuse tools under the new connector.

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   |             | If the **Add** button returns an `Invalid URL format` error, double-check that the URL starts with `https://` and ends with `/mcp` (not a bare cluster URL). If it returns `start_error` after you sign in, the cluster hasn’t been set up yet — see [Enable on the Cluster](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/latest/ai-ml/mcp-server/oauth/enable-on-cluster/). |

## Manage the Connector In-App

From **Settings** → **Connectors** → (the name you gave the connector, e.g. `Kloudfuse`):

- Toggle the connector on or off for a chat without re-authenticating.
- Expand the **Tools** list and disable individual tools (for example, turn off write operations) — Claude won’t invoke disabled tools.
- **Disconnect** removes the connector’s stored credentials from this Claude Desktop install.
- **Reconnect** re-runs the SSO flow — use this after switching user accounts or if a token expires and Claude starts returning 401s.

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   |-------------|-----|
   |             | Tool toggles are per-installation. If you use Claude Desktop on multiple machines, set them per machine.