{"id":1234,"date":"2026-07-08T07:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:11:56","slug":"connecting-imagify-with-claude-desktop-via-mcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/connecting-imagify-with-claude-desktop-via-mcp\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Imagify with Claude Desktop via MCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before continuing, make sure you have already completed <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/imagify-mcp\/#toc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Step 2.1: Make your WordPress site accessible to your AI assistant<\/a> and have the following information ready:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website URL<\/li>\n<li>WordPress username<\/li>\n<li>Application Password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 1: Open Claude Desktop Configuration<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Claude Desktop<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1237\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-1.11.00\u202fPM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1648\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-1.11.00\u202fPM-1.png 1648w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-1.11.00\u202fPM-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-1.11.00\u202fPM-1-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-1.11.00\u202fPM-1-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-1.11.00\u202fPM-1-1536x994.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1648px) 100vw, 1648px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>go to Settings \u2192 Developer<\/li>\n<li>Click Edit config<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Claude Desktop will open the folder containing the configuration file.<br \/>\nOpen the claude_desktop_config.json file using your preferred text editor, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/Download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VS Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sublimetext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sublime Text<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/notepad-plus-plus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notepad++<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 2: Review Your Existing Configuration<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxgb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1514\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxgb.png 1514w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxgb-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxgb-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxgb-768x425.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><br \/>\nIf this is your first MCP connection, the file may already contain Claude Desktop settings and preferences. This is expected.<br \/>\nDo not delete any existing settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Add Your WordPress Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>Copy the configuration below and replace the placeholder values with your own website details.<\/p>\n<pre style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 15px;border-left: 4px solid #0073aa;font-family: monospace\">{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"your-website-domain\": {\n      \"type\": \"stdio\",\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\n        \"-y\", \"@automattic\/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest\"\n      ],\n      \"env\": {\n        \"WP_API_URL\": \"https:\/\/your-website-domain\/wp-json\/mcp\/mcp-adapter-default-server\",\n        \"WP_API_USERNAME\": \"your-wordpress-username\",\n        \"WP_API_PASSWORD\": \"your-application-password\",\n        \"OAUTH_ENABLED\": \"false\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Replace all occurrences of the following placeholders<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: 20px\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc\">\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;text-align: left;border: 1px solid #ddd\">Placeholder<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;text-align: left;border: 1px solid #ddd\">Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ddd\">your-website-domain<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ddd\">Your WordPress website domain. Replace this value everywhere it appears, including in <code>WP_API_URL<\/code>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ddd\">your-wordpress-username<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ddd\">Your WordPress username<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ddd\">your-application-password<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ddd\">The Application Password generated in Step 2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Step 4: Review the Updated Configuration File<\/h3>\n<p>After adding the configuration, your file should contain both:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new mcpServers section<\/li>\n<li>Your existing Claude Desktop settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your configuration file should look similar to this:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxsg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxsg.png 1510w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxsg-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxsg-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCR-20260708-lxsg-768x568.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1510px) 100vw, 1510px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #fffdf3;border-left: 4px solid #f0b83d;margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 15px\"><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Important:<\/strong> Do not replace the entire file. Add the mcpServers section alongside your existing configuration.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Platform Requirements<\/h4>\n<p><strong>macOS<\/strong><br \/>\nNo additional setup is required.<br \/>\n<strong>Windows<\/strong><br \/>\nThe MCP connection uses the npx command.<\/p>\n<p>If npx command is unavailable, install <a href=\"https:\/\/nodejs.org\/en\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Node.js<\/a> and restart Claude Desktop before continuing.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Save and Restart Claude Desktop<\/h3>\n\n<h3>Step 6: Verify the Connection<\/h3>\n<p>Open a new Claude conversation and ask:<\/p>\n<p><code style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;border-left: 4px solid #ccc;padding: 4px 8px;font-family: monospace;font-size: 13px;border-radius: 4px;color: #333\">What Imagify abilties are available for my WordPress site?<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Claude should display the available WordPress and Imagify MCP abilities associated with your website.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-12.34.59\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1328\" height=\"1632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-12.34.59\u202fAM.png 1328w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-12.34.59\u202fAM-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-12.34.59\u202fAM-833x1024.png 833w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-12.34.59\u202fAM-768x944.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-12.34.59\u202fAM-1250x1536.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1328px) 100vw, 1328px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Next Step<\/h3>\n<p>Return to the main guide and continue with <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/imagify-mcp\/#toc9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Step 3: Get Started to explore example prompts and MCP abilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before continuing, make sure you have already completed Step 2.1: Make your WordPress site accessible to your AI assistant and have the following information ready: Website URL WordPress username Application Password Step 1: Open Claude Desktop Configuration Open Claude Desktop go to Settings \u2192 Developer Click Edit config Claude Desktop will open the folder containing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-assistants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1234"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1251,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions\/1251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}