Claude Desktop is Anthropic’s native desktop app for Mac and Windows. With the Geekflare MCP server connected, Claude can use web scraping, search, DNS lookups, and screenshots as tools in any conversation.
MCP support in Claude Desktop requires a Pro plan or higher.
Setup
Open the config file
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
If the file doesn’t exist, create it.Add the Geekflare MCP server
Remote URL (Recommended)
Local via npx
{
"mcpServers": {
"geekflare": {
"url": "https://mcp.geekflare.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp"
}
}
}
Requires Node.js installed locally.{
"mcpServers": {
"geekflare": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@geekflare/mcp"],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
YOUR_API_KEY with your Geekflare API key.Restart Claude Desktop
Fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop. You should see a tools icon (🔧) in the chat input bar confirming the server is connected.
Usage Examples
Once connected, ask Claude naturally in any conversation:
Scrape a webpage
Scrape https://news.ycombinator.com and give me a summary of the top stories.
Search for "Claude MCP tutorial" and give me a grounded answer about what MCP is.
Take a screenshot of https://apple.com and describe the layout.
Fetch the meta tags from https://geekflare.com and tell me the SEO title and description.
Troubleshooting
Tools icon not visible — Make sure you are on a Pro plan. MCP is not available on the free tier.
spawn npx ENOENT error — Node.js is not installed or not in your PATH. Install it from nodejs.org, then fully restart Claude Desktop. On Windows, you can use the full path to npx (e.g. C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\npx.cmd) as the command value.
Connection refused on remote URL — Check that your API key is valid at geekflare.com/api. 
