Claude MCP Server

Anthropic Claude Messages API MCP server — chat, vision, web search, extended thinking

Local serverstdio

What is the Claude MCP Server?

Anthropic Claude Messages API MCP server — chat, vision, web search, extended thinking

What you get

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Anthropic Claude Messages API. Built in Rust, it exposes chat, vision, live web search, and model listing as MCP tools — so any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.) can consult Claude as a tool.

Configuration and credentials

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
chatSend a message to Claude. Supports multi-turn history, a system prompt, model selection, and extended thinking via thinking_budget.
chat_with_vision
chat_with_search
list_models
promptstring
system_promptstring
messagesstring
modelstring
temperaturefloat
max_tokensinteger
thinking_budgetinteger
image_urlstring
max_usesinteger

How to install the Claude MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-chat": {
      "command": "/media/codechap/4TB/develop/mcps/mcp-server-claude-chat/target/release/claude-chat"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Claude to chat.”
  • “Use Claude to chat with vision.”
  • “Use Claude to chat with search.”

Frequently asked questions

Anthropic Claude Messages API MCP server — chat, vision, web search, extended thinking Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.