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MCP is available only in the Qwen Chat Desktop app on Mac and Windows — not in the web chat.

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What you’ll need

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Install Qwen Chat Desktop

To connect the Statista MCP Server with Qwen Chat Desktop, follow these steps:
  1. Install Qwen Chat Desktop for Mac or Windows
  2. If you don’t already have one, create an account
  3. Open Qwen Chat Desktop

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Connect via JSON

  1. In the chat window, click MCP
  2. Go to MCP settings
  3. Click Add MCP
  4. Choose the JSON option
  5. Copy/paste this configuration:
Mac: 
{
  "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"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windows: 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "statista": {
      "command": "C:\\PROGRA~1\\nodejs\\npx.cmd",
      "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"
      }
    }
  }
}
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your provided Statista API key. On Windows, use the full path to npx.cmd as shown — plain npx often fails in desktop apps that do not inherit your system PATH.
  1. Save and enable the connector

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Verify the connection

Once the connector is enabled, ask a market research question in Qwen Chat. The model should be able to use Statista tools such as search-statistics and get-chart-data-by-id.

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Troubleshooting

  • 401 authentication error: confirm the x-api-key header is set correctly
  • Connection fails: confirm Node.js 20+ is installed and try npx mcp-remote@latest
  • Windows: command not found: use C:\\PROGRA~1\\nodejs\\npx.cmd instead of npx in the JSON config
  • Manual config inspection (if needed):
    • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Qwen/settings.json
    • Windows: %APPDATA%\Qwen\settings.json
You’re good to go! Now you can do market research with Statista and Qwen Desktop.