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The simplest way to connect Octave to Claude Desktop.
  1. Navigate to your Octave dashboard and click Connect Via MCP
  2. Copy the custom connector link
  3. In Claude Desktop, go to Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
  4. Paste the connection URL and authenticate

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Option 2: Remote MCP Config

For organizations that restrict custom connectors, you can add Octave as a remote MCP server.
1

Get your config

From the Octave dashboard, click Connect Via MCP and copy the remote config.
2

Edit your Claude Desktop config

In Claude Desktop, go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config to open your claude_desktop_config.json.
3

Add the Octave MCP server

If you have no existing MCP servers, replace the file contents with:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octave-myWorkspace": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.octavehq.com/mcp?ctx=YOUR_CONTEXT"]
    }
  }
}
If you already have MCP servers configured, add the octave-myWorkspace entry to your existing mcpServers object.
Replace YOUR_CONTEXT with the value from your Octave dashboard. The full URL is provided in the Connect Via MCP dialog.
4

Restart Claude Desktop

Save the config file and restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.
You will need Node.js installed for the remote MCP config option.