Connect to Claude Desktop (Mac)

Connect the Statista MCP Server to Claude Desktop on Mac

Install Claude Desktop

1. Install Claude Desktop

   Install Claude Desktop (important that it’s the desktop version).

2. Install Node.js

   Install node.js, needed for the mcp-remote integration.

3. Create an account

   If you don’t already have one, create an account.

4. Open Claude Desktop

   Launch the app to get started.

Modify configuration file

1. Open Developer settings

   Under Settings, go to Developer.

   
2. Edit the config

   Click Edit Config.

   
3. Open the config file

   Open the claude_desktop_config.json file in a text editor.

4. Add the Statista server

   Copy/paste the snippet below into the file, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with the provided API Key.

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "statista": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": [
           "-y",
           "mcp-remote",
           "https://api.statista.ai/v1/mcp",
           "--transport",
           "http-only",
           "--header",
           "x-api-key: ${API_KEY}"
         ],
         "env": {
           "API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   
5. Save the file

   Save your changes.

Use the MCP Server in Claude Desktop

1. Restart Claude Desktop

   Once your configuration file is successfully modified and saved, close down Claude Desktop and open it again.

2. Confirm Statista is enabled

   Now, under Search and tools you should see statista enabled.

   

You’re good to go! Now you can do market research with Statista and Claude Desktop on Mac 🎉