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Claude Integration

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Add the Transcodes MCP server to Claude Desktop. Prerequisites: AI Agent Overview (token ready).

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config

Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config

Claude Desktop Developer Settings

Edit claude_desktop_config.json

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcodes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bigstrider/transcodes-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TRANSCODES_TOKEN": "JWT_TOKEN..."
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json in editor

Fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop after saving. Confirm transcodes-mcp shows as running under Settings → Developer.

See also: Cursor · Codex

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