Connect to Claude Desktop

Wire RDK into Claude Desktop via MCP.

Once rdk init is complete, add the RDK MCP server to your Claude Desktop config so Claude can query your knowledge.

Configure

Open or create the Claude Desktop config file:

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rdk": {
      "command": "rdk",
      "args": ["mcp:serve"]
    }
  }
}

Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd+Q) and reopen it. You should see the RDK connector in the tools panel.

Verify

In a new Claude Desktop conversation, try:

Use rdk_status to show my node status

If Claude returns your node info, the connector is working.

Available tools

Tool	What it does
rdk_query	Search your vault + the network
rdk_index	Save content to your vault
rdk_index_url	Fetch and index a URL
rdk_index_vault	Re-scan your connected vault
rdk_status	Show node status
rdk_earnings	View tip earnings

Add a system prompt instruction like "Before answering any technical question, call rdk_query first" so Claude automatically checks your vault instead of needing to be told each time.