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Claude Desktop

rclone for Claude Desktop

io.github.rclone-ui/rclone

MCP server for the Rclone RC API, with selectable toolsets.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install rclone in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rclone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rclone-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RCLONE_URL": "<RCLONE_URL>",
        "RCLONE_USER": "<RCLONE_USER>",
        "RCLONE_PASS": "<RCLONE_PASS>",
        "RCLONE_TOOLSETS": "<RCLONE_TOOLSETS>",
        "RCLONE_READ_ONLY": "<RCLONE_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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