How to install claude-flow in Claude Desktop

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Steps

1Install Node.js 18 or newer (for npx)
2In Claude Desktop open Settings → Developer → Edit Config
3Add the entry below. If the file already has "mcpServers", add just the inner entry
4Quit and reopen Claude Desktop

Configuration

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-flow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-flow"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variable	Required	What it is
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYsecret	No	Anthropic API key for Claude AI models
CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE	No	Operation mode: development, production, or test
CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH	No	Path for persistent memory storage
CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS	No	Maximum number of concurrent agents
CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT	No	MCP server port
GITHUB_TOKENsecret	No	GitHub personal access token for repository operations
FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEYsecret	No	Flow Nexus cloud platform API key

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