Connect Claude Desktop

Connect Krutrim Cloud MCP to Claude Desktop with a local stdio server. This keeps your IAM token pair on your device and exposes Cloud tools only after Claude Desktop starts the server.

Before you begin

• Use the shared Overview to install the package, authenticate, and complete MFA if required.

• Install uv so the uvx command is available.

• Use an IAM access token and refresh token from the same sign-in session.

Important: Do not put credentials in a repository, shared config, prompt, or screenshot. Use only the placeholder values below until you add the configuration on your own device.

1. Open the local Claude Desktop configuration

Claude Desktop's interface changes over time. For a local command-based MCP server, edit its standard local configuration file:

Platform	Configuration file
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

If your Claude Desktop version offers an Extensions experience, that is intended for packaged desktop extensions. Krutrim Cloud MCP is configured here as a local stdio server.

2. Add the Krutrim Cloud MCP server

Merge this entry with any existing mcpServers entries; do not overwrite other servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "krutrim-cloud": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["krutrim-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "KRUTRIM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_IAM_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "KRUTRIM_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_IAM_REFRESH_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop after saving the file. This starts the local MCP server and loads its available tools.

4. Verify safely

First, confirm the local package is healthy:

uvx krutrim-mcp-server --doctor
uvx krutrim-mcp-server --list-tools

Then use a read-only prompt in Claude Desktop:

List my VPCs in In-Bangalore-1.

If tools do not appear, recheck the token variable names, save the configuration, and restart Claude Desktop. If a Cloud request returns 401 or 403, complete MFA if needed and confirm that the IAM identity, policy, and region are correct.

Next steps

Use the safe operating workflow before requesting changes to Cloud resources. For current Claude Desktop product guidance, see Anthropic's MCP documentation.