Reference Configurations for Claude Desktop MCP
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This is a reference implementation of the mcp config to show different use cases for how to configure MCP servers with an app that hosts an MCP Client (like Claude Desktop)
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- Jetbrains IDE integration via npx on Windows
- Dockerized MCP server on Windows host
- Dockerized MCP server running inside WSL
- uvx‑packaged MCP server accessed through WSL
- Environment variable support for tokens and ports
- Practical tips for handling changing ports in Jetbrains
"jetbrains": {
"env": {
"IDE_PORT": "58682"
},
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"
]
},
"github": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<<YOUR TOKEN>>"
}
"filesystem": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"docker",
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount",
"type=bind,src=<<desired directory>>,dst=/projects",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
```json
"git": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"bash",
"-c",
"<<full path to uvx>> mcp-server-git --repository <<path to your repo>>"
]
},
Connecting Claude Desktop to Jetbrains on Windows Host with node installed in Windows
"jetbrains": {
"env": {
"IDE_PORT": "58682"
},
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"
]
},
Connecting Claude (in Windows Host) to a dockerized MCP Server (running in Windows Host)
"github": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<<YOUR TOKEN>>"
}
Connecting Claude Desktop (in Windows Host) to dockerized MCP Server (running in WSL)
"filesystem": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"docker",
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount",
"type=bind,src=<<desired directory>>,dst=/projects",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
Connecting Claude Desktop (in Windows Host) to uvx packaged MCP Server (running in WSL)
```json "git": { "command": "wsl.exe", "args": [ "bash", "-c", "<<full path to uvx>> mcp-server-git --repository <<path to your repo>>" ] },Sign in to leave a review
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