Connect Claude
Operate saved workflows from a regular Claude Desktop chat.
1. Prepare FolderNode
Open FolderNode, enable Settings → MCP, and click Copy connection settings. You also need Node.js 20 or newer.
2. Add it to Claude’s configuration
Open Claude settings
From the Claude menu in the Mac menu bar, open Settings. Choose Developer → Edit Config. Use the Mac app settings, rather than your web account settings.
Open the configuration file
If Finder shows claude_desktop_config.json, open it in a plain-text editor such as TextEdit. Keep the file name as-is, without adding .txt.
Paste and save
If this is your first configuration and the file is empty or contains {}, paste the entire configuration copied from FolderNode and save it.
If other tools are already configured, keep them. Add the foldernode entry inside the existing mcpServers object. Make a backup copy before editing if you are unsure about JSON.
Configuration file location:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json3. Restart Claude and try it
Quit Claude from its menu, rather than just closing the window, then reopen it. Start a new chat and look for “foldernode” in its tools list.
Once the list appears, ask for a preview by workflow name. Review it before asking Claude to run it. Keep FolderNode running.
Web, Cowork and Claude Code
This configuration is for regular Claude Desktop chats. It is not available in claude.ai or Cowork. Claude Code uses separate MCP settings, so editing this file alone does not add it to the Code tab.
Official documentation: Claude Desktop setup · Remote connectors