MCP Reference
Claude Desktop
Connect the Parcel MCP server to Claude Desktop in a few steps.
Claude Desktop supports remote MCP servers natively. Add Parcel once and the tools are available in every conversation.
Setup
- Open Claude Desktop and go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Fill in the fields:
- Name:
Parcel - URL:
https://mcp.parcelengineering.com/mcp
- Name:
- Click Save, then click Connect.
- Complete the Parcel OAuth login: sign in with Microsoft or Google, or enter your work email and the 6-digit code sent to that address, then pick a workspace.
The Parcel tools now appear in the connector and are available in Claude Desktop sessions.
To pick up tool changes after a Parcel server update, toggle the connector off then on in Settings → Connectors. This forces Claude Desktop to re-fetch the tool list.
Verify it works
In a new conversation, ask Claude to run search_projects. If it returns project data, the connection is working. The tools available are listed on the Available Tools page.
The first tool call triggers the OAuth login flow. Subsequent calls in the same session use the stored token.