> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.platform.statista.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect to Claude Desktop (Mac)

> Connect the Statista MCP Server to Claude Desktop on Mac

## Install Claude Desktop

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install Claude Desktop" icon="download">
    Install [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) (important that it's the desktop version).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install Node.js" icon="node-js">
    Install [node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download), needed for the `mcp-remote` integration.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an account">
    If you don't already have one, create an account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Claude Desktop">
    Launch the app to get started.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Modify configuration file

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Developer settings">
    Under **Settings**, go to **Developer**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/statista/wkcjj_aLAQA_w3oa/images/claude-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wkcjj_aLAQA_w3oa&q=85&s=ee83de723f559b05bed23c202d618233" alt="Click settings" height="100" width="400" className="rounded-lg" data-path="images/claude-settings.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit the config">
    Click **Edit Config**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/statista/wkcjj_aLAQA_w3oa/images/claude-edit-config.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wkcjj_aLAQA_w3oa&q=85&s=305cd5618074443e6c8e84ac0ce25cba" alt="Click edit config" height="100" width="600" className="rounded-lg" data-path="images/claude-edit-config.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the config file">
    Open the `claude_desktop_config.json` file in a text editor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the Statista server" icon="key">
    Copy/paste the snippet below into the file, replacing `YOUR_API_KEY` with the provided API Key.

    ```.json theme={null}
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "statista": {
          "command": "npx",
          "args": [
            "-y",
            "mcp-remote",
            "https://api.statista.ai/v1/mcp",
            "--transport",
            "http-only",
            "--header",
            "x-api-key: ${API_KEY}"
          ],
          "env": {
            "API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
          }
        }
      }
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the file">
    Save your changes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Use the MCP Server in Claude Desktop

<Steps>
  <Step title="Restart Claude Desktop">
    Once your configuration file is successfully modified and saved, close down Claude Desktop and open it again.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm Statista is enabled">
    Now, under **Search and tools** you should see **statista** enabled.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/statista/wkcjj_aLAQA_w3oa/images/claude-tools.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wkcjj_aLAQA_w3oa&q=85&s=c0ddcb9a5a0f2990e417fb6df9dea81c" alt="Statista tool should be enabled" height="100" width="400" className="rounded-lg" data-path="images/claude-tools.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

You're good to go! Now you can do market research with Statista and Claude Desktop on Mac 🎉