Step-by-Step Guide: Creating an MCP Server with Azure AI Agent Service for TripAdvisor Marketing Campaign

Step 4: Connect Calude Desktop to the MCP Server

1. Open the Claude Desktop App, click the hamburger menu, select File, then go to Settings.

2. Select the Developer menu and click "Edit Config".

3. Select the file name: claude_desktop_config.json and double click on the file to open it.

4. Copy the configuration file, your project connection string, your agent id and past it into the file: claude_desktop_config.json and save it.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-agent": {
      "command": "C:\\mcp-foundry\\.venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "azure_agent_mcp_server"
      ],
      "cwd": "C:\\mcp-foundry\\src\\python",
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "C:\\mcp-foundry\\src\\python",
        "PROJECT_CONNECTION_STRING": "YOUR_PROJECT_CONNECTION_STRING",
        "DEFAULT_AGENT_ID": "YOUR_AGENT_ID"
      }
    }
  }
}

5. Open the Claude Desktop App, click the hamburger menu, select "File," then go to "Settings." Select "Developer" and choose azure-agent. If successful, you will see a "running" status.

6. Exit the Developer menu. You will then see a hammer icon with "3 MCP tools available" in the chat box.

7. Click on the hammer icon to see the available MCP tools of Azure AI Agent.