This guide provides sample instructions to get you up and running with our MCP Server using the Claude Desktop app.

Install Claude Desktop

Download the Claude Desktop app and install it.

Claude Desktop is available for Windows and Mac.

Install uv

Install the uv Python package and project manager. This manager is recommended for running Python based MCP servers with Claude.

Follow the official installation instructions for your operating system.

Install Files.com MCP Server

Install our MCP Server using uv to manage the package installation:

uv pip install files-com-mcp

Configure Claude Desktop

The configuration file for Claude Desktop needs to be updated to tell it to use our MCP Server.

The configuration file can be found at:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Edit the configuration file to include the following json code:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Files.com": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "files-com-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FILES_COM_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Make sure to replace YOUR_API_KEY with an API Key from your Files.com site.

Debugging

Claude Desktop provides debugging information to help you troubleshoot issues and verify connectivity with its AI and any installed MCP tools.