---
title: "OpenWork MCP for Claude Desktop"
sidebarTitle: "Claude Desktop"
description: "Claude Desktop MCP setup for OpenWork Connect, using custom connectors or mcp-remote to reach your org's shared capabilities."
---

The OpenWork MCP server ([OpenWork Connect](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp))
enables Claude Desktop to use the OpenWork capabilities your organization has
made available to you: Gmail read/search, Calendar list/create, Drive
search/read, Gmail draft creation, shared MCP connections such as Notion,
Linear, Slack, Stripe, Exa, and Context7, shared skills, and OpenWork Cloud
resources like skills, plugins, marketplaces, workers, members, roles, teams,
and LLM providers. The server exposes only `search_capabilities` and
`execute_capability`, so Claude Desktop searches what you can access and runs
exact capability names instead of loading hundreds of tool definitions into
context.

## Server URL

```text
https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
```

OAuth sign-in uses your OpenWork account, and the organization you pick is
pinned into the token. If you do not have an account, create a
[free OpenWork account](https://app.openworklabs.com?mode=sign-up).

## Connect

1. Open Claude Desktop `Settings` > `Connectors`.

2. Click `Add custom connector`.

3. Name it `OpenWork` and set the URL to:

   ```text
   https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
   ```

4. Click `Connect`, then finish the browser sign-in and choose your
   organization. Claude's connector OAuth uses an HTTPS callback, which
   OpenWork accepts.

## Fallback config

For Claude Desktop builds without custom connectors, open `Settings` >
`Developer` > `Edit Config` and add this to `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openwork": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent"]
    }
  }
}
```

`mcp-remote` runs the OAuth locally on an HTTP loopback callback, which
OpenWork accepts. Restart Claude Desktop after editing the config.

## Switch organizations

Remove the stored MCP auth token for `openwork`, then connect again and choose
the organization you want during browser sign-in.

<Note>
This is a setup guide. These steps match OpenWork Connect's OAuth profile:
HTTPS or HTTP loopback callbacks, PKCE S256, and dynamic client registration
fallback. Claude Desktop is listed as setup only because native proof is not
complete. See the
[client support status](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp#client-support-status)
table.
</Note>

## What you can ask

- "Which OpenWork organization am I connected to?"
- "Add omar@example.com to my organization."
- "Assign Priya to the Sales team."
- "Find the Q3 launch page in Notion and summarize it."

## What's next

- Read the [hub overview](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp) for OAuth, token,
  server exposure, and troubleshooting details.
- Publish Notion, Linear, Slack, and other shared tools with
  [shared MCP connections](/cloud/share-with-your-team/shared-mcp-connections).
