Setup Guide
Add Pharos to your favorite MCP-compatible agent in under 5 minutes.
Choose your agent
The Pharos MCP Server works with any MCP-compatible client. Pick yours below for platform-specific steps.
Choose your agent
1
Open Claude Desktop settings
Launch Claude Desktop and open the Settings dialog.
2
Navigate to Developer > Edit Config
Go to the Developer section and click Edit Config. This opens the config file in your editor.
3
Add the Pharos MCP server config
Paste the following into your
claude_desktop_config.json, merging into any existing mcpServers block:claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pharos": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@pharos/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"PHAROS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}4
Restart Claude Desktop
Quit and relaunch Claude Desktop so it picks up the new server.
5
Ask Claude to search for MCP servers
Try: "Search Pharos for filesystem tools". Claude should call
pharos_search and return results.Verify it works
Ask your agent:
"Search Pharos for filesystem tools"
If you see search results, it is working. The agent called pharos_search behind the scenes. From there, ask it to install and connect to a result.