Claude (Web & Desktop)

Open Claude Connectors

1. Open Claude (Web or Desktop).
2. Click on your profile name in the navigation bar and select Settings.
3. Navigate to the Connectors tab.

Add Custom Connector

1. Click the Add custom connector button in the top right.
2. In the modal, enter a Name for your connector (e.g., "Links Finance Hub").
3. In the Remote MCP Server URL field, paste the following link, replacing <YOUR_MCP_KEY> with your actual key. (If you skipped the prerequisites, refer to the Links MCP Key section above to retrieve it):

https://dev-backend.thelinks.ai/api/v1/mcp?apiKey=<YOUR_MCP_KEY>

Leave the OAuth toggle disabled. We authenticate securely via the token in the URL.

4. Click Add.

4. Click Add.

Configure Tool Permissions

Once added, your new connector will appear in the list.

1. Click Configure next to the connector.
2. Set your preferred permissions for each available tool (e.g., Needs Approval, Always Allow, or Block). Note: Tools depend on your published Inbound Connections.

Open Config File

You can open the configuration file directly through the Claude app or manually via terminal.

Via Claude App (Recommended)Via Terminal

1. Open Claude Desktop.
2. Navigate to Settings at User Profile navigation bar.
3. Go to the Developer tab -> Edit Config.

4. This will open claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor (VS Code, Notepad, etc.).

Run the following command to open the file in VS Code (or your default editor):

macOS

code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows

code %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add Links MCP Server

Copy and paste the configuration below into your mcpServers block. We use mcp-remote to handle the HTTPS connection and Authorization header.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "links-finance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "[https://dev-backend.thelinks.ai/api/v1/mcp](https://dev-backend.thelinks.ai/api/v1/mcp)",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_MCP_KEY_OR_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude

Save the file and fully quit Claude Desktop, then open it again.

Verify Status

• Settings: Go back to Settings > Developer. You should see the links-finance server listed with a blue "running" status.