John's Essentials for Claude Desktop
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client:Claude Desktop
transport:streamable-http
Install John's Essentials in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"johns-essentials": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages"
]
}
}
}
Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs