Desktop Apps

Connect ByteRover to Claude Desktop and other desktop applications

This guide covers connecting ByteRover to desktop applications. Claude Desktop uses MCP as its connector, giving it brv-query and brv-curate tools directly.

Quick setup

TUI

Run /connectors in the interactive TUI, select your app, and choose a connector type:

/connectors

CLI

Install the default connector for your app:

brv connectors install "Claude Desktop"

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Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop uses MCP as its only connector type, giving it brv-query and brv-curate tools directly.

MCP (Default)

TUI

1. Run /connectors in the ByteRover REPL
2. Select Claude Desktop
3. Choose MCP connector
4. ByteRover writes claude_desktop_config.json automatically
5. Fully quit Claude Desktop from the system tray (Windows) or menu bar (macOS), then reopen it

CLI

Install via the CLI:

brv connectors install "Claude Desktop"

NOTE

After installing, you must fully quit Claude Desktop — not just close the window. On macOS, right-click the menu bar icon and select Quit. On Windows, right-click the system tray icon and select Exit. Then reopen Claude Desktop to load the MCP server.

Details

Property	Value
Default connector	MCP
Supported connectors	MCP
MCP config	claude_desktop_config.json (auto-setup, global)
Config path (macOS)	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/
Config path (Windows)	%APPDATA%\Claude\
Auto-detected	Yes

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Next Steps

• Curate Context — Learn how to add context to your knowledge base

• Query Context — Retrieve context for your coding tasks