Connect Claude Desktop

Step-by-step — wire Harmonia's MCP server to Claude Desktop.

This guide gets Harmonia plugged into Claude Desktop in about five minutes. The same flow works for Cursor and other MCP clients — only the config file path differs.

1. Generate an MCP token

In Harmonia, open Settings → MCP. Click New connection. You'll be asked to:

  1. Name the connection (e.g. Claude Desktop · MacBook).
  2. Pick scopes — read is on by default, toggle write and comms if you want this client to send email/SMS.
  3. Confirm.

You'll get a one-shot token of the form mcp_…. Copy it now — Harmonia hashes it on the server so we cannot show it again.

2. Add Harmonia to Claude Desktop

Open the Claude Desktop config file:

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

Add Harmonia under the mcpServers block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harmonia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector-cli", "https://app.harmoniacrm.com/api/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "HARMONIA_MCP_TOKEN": "mcp_paste_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or, if you prefer the HTTP transport directly (Claude Desktop 0.9+):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harmonia": {
      "url": "https://app.harmoniacrm.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer mcp_paste_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save the file, fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.

3. Verify

In a new Claude conversation, click the connector icon. You should see harmonia in the list with a green dot.

Ask Claude: "Show me my top 5 open opportunities."

Claude will call the opportunities.list tool, get JSON back, and summarize the deals.

Troubleshooting

  • Connector shows red: Check the token is current. Generate a new one if unsure.
  • Tool calls return unauthorized: Confirm the scope. comms tools require mcp:comms.
  • Tools list is empty: Your tenant may not have MCP enabled. Check Settings → MCP. On Starter, MCP isn't available — upgrade to Pro.

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