Set up Convex MCP in Claude Desktop
Introspect tables, call functions, read and write data, manage environment variables, and view logs on your Convex reactive backend.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"convex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"convex@latest",
"mcp",
"start"
]
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
No environment variables needed. Convex MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Desktop. Convex MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 12 tools available.
This server adds approximately 6,180 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.