Claude MCP Integration

Prerequisites

Download and install Claude for Desktop and follow their guide for enabling MCPs on Claude Desktop.

Once installed and ready, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Access Configuration

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Navigate to Settings → Developer → Edit Config
3. This opens claude_desktop_config.json

Step 2: Add Similarweb MCP Server

Replace your-api-key with your actual Similarweb API key:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "similarweb-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://mcp.similarweb.com/",
        "--header",
        "api-key: your-api-key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Important Note

If you have existing MCP servers, add the similarweb-mcp entry inside your existing mcpServers object.

Step 3: Restart and Verify

1. Restart Claude Desktop completely
2. Go to Settings → Connectors
3. Verify similarweb-mcp appears as "Connected"

Step 4: Configure Tools

1. In the Connectors section, locate the Similarweb MCP connector and click on Configure
2. Enable the specific tool categories you need
3. Set permissions to "Allow unsupervised" for optimal experience