Claude Desktop

Open the Claude Desktop MCP configuration file and add the following entry under mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mobile-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mobilenext/mobile-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration file location

Platform	Path
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

If the file does not exist, create it with the JSON above as the entire contents.

Apply the configuration

Restart Claude Desktop after saving the file. Claude Desktop starts Mobile MCP automatically when you begin a conversation. To confirm it is active, look for the MCP tools indicator in the interface or ask Claude to list available devices.