Claude Desktop & claude.ai

There are two ways to give Claude (desktop app or web) access to Somara.

Option A — Custom connector (remote MCP)

claude.ai and Claude Desktop support custom connectors that point at a remote MCP server.

Open Settings → Connectors.
Select Add custom connector.
Configure:
- Name: Somara
- URL: https://www.somara.ai/mcp

Plan & header support

Custom connectors require an eligible Claude plan. Somara authenticates with an Authorization: Bearer ak_… header — if your connector UI doesn't provide a field for a custom header, use Option B below, which attaches the header for you.

Option B — Local stdio via mcp-remote

For Claude Desktop, you can bridge to the remote server locally with mcp-remote, which lets you attach the Authorization header explicitly. Edit your claude_desktop_config.json:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
"mcpServers": {
  "somara": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "mcp-remote",
      "https://www.somara.ai/mcp",
      "--header",
      "Authorization: Bearer ak_your_key_here"
    ]
  }
}
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Somara's tools appear in the tools menu.

Verify

Start a new chat and ask Claude to "list my Somara accounts." If it returns your chart of accounts, you're connected. See MCP tools for everything it can do.