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Connect Claude (claude.ai and Desktop)

Updated 2026-10-17

A remote server is added as a custom connector. It needs the hosted URL; npx does not work here.

Steps

Pro and Max: open the + menu in the chat box, choose Add custom connector, paste the URL below and press Add. No sign-in is needed, so leave the OAuth fields under Advanced settings empty.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner first adds the connector in the organization's Connectors settings: Add → Custom → Web. Members then find it in their list and press Connect.
Open a new chat, switch the connector on and try the check prompt further down this page.

Configuration

Connector URL

https://mcp.thefaceanalysis.com/mcp

Check it works

Ask: “Using The Face Analysis, what is the median fWHR across your 102 reference faces?” The answer should be 1.78.

Menu names in Claude change from time to time. If you do not see the option, search Claude's help for custom connectors. Anthropic warns on its own page that custom connectors can reach unverified services.

Source for the Claude (claude.ai and Desktop) syntax: Claude help: custom connectors (remote MCP). Client menus and file locations change; if a step no longer matches, follow that page and tell us on GitHub.

See also the tool reference and troubleshooting.