Claude Desktop often uses the mcp-remote package so a stdio-based client can talk to WoWSQL’s HTTP MCP endpoint. Requires Node.js for npx.

Project scope: Append your query string to the URL inside args, e.g. "https://mcp.wowsql.com/mcp?project_ref=YOUR_SLUG&read_only=true".

Config file location

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Config snippet

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wowsql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.wowsql.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Steps

1. Install Node.js so npx is available.
2. Create or edit claude_desktop_config.json with the block above.
3. Fully quit Claude Desktop and reopen it.
4. Complete OAuth in the browser when prompted.

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