Skillify

Claude Desktop (advanced)

Advanced · needs Node.js · about 10 minutes

Only if Claude custom connector is unavailable

Preferred: in Claude use Add custom connector with https://console.skillify.so/mcp (no Node). See /customer → Help. This page is the Desktop + Node fallback when that path is not available.

Pasting instructions into a Claude Project is not enough — Claude’s sandbox blocks Skillify.

  1. Install Node.js (required once)

    Claude needs a tiny helper on your computer. Install the LTS build from nodejs.org (the big green button). Then fully quit and reopen your terminal / Claude later.

    Check it worked: open Terminal / PowerShell and run node -v — you should see a version like v22….

  2. Get a Skillify API key

    Open the customer portal, sign in with Google → API keys → Issue API key. Copy the key once (live keys use the sk + live prefix shown in the portal).

    Never paste the key into a Claude chat. If you already did, revoke it and issue a new one.

  3. Copy your Claude config

    Paste your key below (stays in this browser only), then copy the config block.

  4. Paste into Claude Desktop

    In Claude Desktop:

    1. Open Settings → Developer
    2. Click Edit Config (opens claude_desktop_config.json)
    3. Replace the file contents with what you copied (or merge the mcpServers.skillify block if you already have other MCP servers)
    4. Save the file
    5. Fully quit Claude Desktop (not just close the window) and open it again

  5. Ask a normal question

    In a new chat, enable the skillify tools if Claude shows a Connectors / tools toggle, then ask something like:

    What’s a sensible linear macro portfolio for a $10m max drawdown?

    First answers often take 2–3 minutes. That is normal — Skillify is working, not stuck.

If it doesn’t work

  • npx / Node not found → reinstall Node LTS, restart the computer, try again
  • Claude says no Skillify tool → confirm the config JSON is valid, fully quit Claude, reopen
  • Auth / invalid key → issue a new key at /customer and update the config
  • Still stuck → use Cursor with the same MCP URL, or ask Skillify support

Advanced / developers: local stdio and Claude Code HTTP steps are in the repo docs/skillify-mcp.md.