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Point Claude Desktop at Harbor's MCP server.

Claude Desktop speaks Model Context Protocol (MCP) over streamable HTTP. Pointing it at Harbor takes one config block.

You need to be logged in to Harbor first — see Sign up & install hrbr.

Open the config file

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

If the file doesn't exist, create it.

Paste the Harbor block

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harbor": { "url": "https://mcp.tryharbor.ai/mcp" }
  }
}

If you already have other MCP servers configured, add the harbor entry next to them under the same mcpServers object.

Restart Claude Desktop

The first time you invoke a Harbor tool from inside Claude Desktop, your browser opens for OAuth 2.1 + PKCE. Consent, return to the editor, and the agent now has inspect + exec against your workspace.

Try it

Ask your agent something only Harbor can answer:

"List my five most recent Linear issues."

Claude Desktop calls Harbor's inspect tool to discover the right plugin, then exec to run the search. Watch the run land in Traces.

Tool budget

Claude Desktop sees only two tools from Harbor — inspect and exec. It doesn't matter how many plugins your workspace has (5 or 500), the visible tool budget stays the same. See For Agents → Connecting for the pattern.

Where to go next

Install your first plugin →

Your first exec →

Sign up and install hrbr

Install the real Harbor CLI and authenticate through inspect.

Connect Cursor

Point Cursor at Harbor's MCP server.

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Open the config filePaste the Harbor blockRestart Claude DesktopTry itTool budgetWhere to go next