Connecting Claude Desktop

Setup

Claude Desktop starts MCP servers as local commands, so this setup uses the mcp-remote package to connect to the Forge MCP server.

1. Open your Claude Desktop config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this configuration, with your actual API key in place of sf_live_your_key_here:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "statusforge": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": [
           "mcp-remote",
           "https://statusforge.net/api/mcp",
           "--header",
           "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}",
           "--transport",
           "http-only"
         ],
         "env": {
           "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sf_live_your_key_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }

3. Save the file.
4. Restart Claude Desktop.

If the file already has an mcpServers section, add the statusforge entry inside it. The config runs npx, so Node.js must be installed on your computer.

You can also copy this config from the Claude Desktop tab of the AI Agent Setup Guide in Settings > Developer. If you just created a key on that page, the guide fills it in for you.

Usage

Once connected, you can ask Claude to manage your Forge account in plain language:

• "Create a new service called API Gateway"
• "Post a changelog entry about the new search feature"
• "What are the top content gaps in my help center?"