Claude Desktop

Connect Claude Desktop to the CoreClaw MCP Server so Claude can search for scrapers, run them, and retrieve data directly from your conversations.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
A CoreClaw account with an API key — get it from Console → Settings → API & Integrations

Configuration

Claude Desktop supports MCP via Streamable HTTP transport. You can configure it through the graphical interface.

Step 1: Open Settings

Open Claude Desktop
Click on your profile icon (bottom left) → Settings
Navigate to Connectors & Extensions

Step 2: Add MCP Server

Click Add MCP Server or +
Fill in the form:
- Name: CoreClaw
- Transport: HTTP
- URL: https://mcp.coreclaw.com/mcp
- Headers:
  - api-key: scraper_api_YOUR_KEY_HERE

Replace scraper_api_YOUR_KEY_HERE with your actual CoreClaw API key.

Claude Desktop MCP Configuration

Step 3: Save and restart

Click Save
Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation in Claude Desktop
Look for the tool icon (hammer 🔨) in the message input area — this indicates MCP tools are available
Ask Claude: “Search for Amazon scrapers on CoreClaw”
Claude should call search_scrapers and return results

Example conversation

Once connected, you can ask Claude to perform scraping tasks naturally:

You: Find a Google Maps scraper and extract restaurant data near Times Square, New York.

Claude: I’ll search for a Google Maps scraper and run it for you. [Calls search_scrapers → get_scraper_details → run_scraper → polls status → returns results]

Troubleshooting

Tools not appearing

Restart Claude Desktop — MCP changes require a full restart
Check the Claude Desktop logs for connection errors
Verify your API key is correct and active

Authentication errors

Ensure the api-key header value matches your CoreClaw API key exactly
Check that your key hasn’t expired in the Console

Claude Desktop logs

Platform	Log location
macOS	`~/Library/Logs/Claude/`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Claude\logs\`
Linux	`~/.config/Claude/logs/`

Look for files with mcp in the name.