Claude Desktop OpenCidian: open Chinese ↔ Vietnamese dictionary (Hán Việt, pinyin, character breakdown) get_character
How to: Claude Desktop OpenCidian: open Chinese ↔ Vietnamese dictionary (Hán Việt, pinyin, character breakdown) get_character
Add OpenCidian: open Chinese ↔ Vietnamese dictionary (Hán Việt, pinyin, character breakdown) to Claude Desktop
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Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"opencidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://opencidian-mcp.perxel.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.
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Ask for something get_character does. Claude Desktop lists the server's tools on connect and calls get_character itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that OpenCidian: open Chinese ↔ Vietnamese dictionary (Hán Việt, pinyin, character breakdown)'s identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs
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