Configure Claude

Since Anthropic authored the original MCP specification, Claude has strong support for the MCP protocol and works well for developer testing.

  1. In the left sidebar, click Customize.

  2. Click Connectors, then click the + (plus sign).

  3. Click Add custom connector.

  4. Enter a name for the connector, and an optional description.

  5. Enter the server URL, substituting the SERVER-NAME from the list of available servers.

    Server URL format:

    • For a All production orgs: https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/<SERVER-NAME>
    • For sandbox or scratch orgs: https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/sandbox/<SERVER-NAME>

    Example: To use the platform/sobject-all server in a scratch org:

  6. In Advanced settings, paste the consumer key you copied from the external client app in OAuth Client ID, then click Add.

  7. Click Connect next to the connector you created.

    Claude will redirect to the org containing the External Client App created in the previous step. If you've logged in already, the user challenge is skipped and the flow proceeds forward, obtaining an access token and sending it back to Claude.

If authentication completes successfully, you can click Configure to configure the tools available in the MCP server you've chosen, allowing you to adjust permission settings.

You can now test the client's connection to the MCP server by using Claude's chatbot features. See Test Your MCP Client for prompt examples.