In Claude Desktop, select Developer → Configure Third-Party Inference.
Open the third-party inference settings from the Developer menu
2
Open Connectors
In the configuration sidebar, click Connectors.
Open the Connectors page in the third-party inference settings
3
Add a blank server
Click Add server, then select Blank.
Add a blank MCP server configuration
4
Configure the Sphinx MCP server
Complete the form with the following values:
Field
Value
Name
sphinx
Transport
Streamable HTTP
URL
https://api.prod.sphinx.ai/mcp
OAuth
Auto-register (dynamic client registration)
Click Sign in & test. Claude Desktop opens the Sphinx authorization page in your browser.
Configure the Sphinx MCP server and sign in
5
Allow access to your workspace
On the authorization page, select the Sphinx workspace you want to connect, then click Allow access.
Authorize Claude Desktop to access a Sphinx workspace
Return to Claude Desktop and click Apply Changes. Claude Desktop restarts to apply the configuration.
6
Confirm the connection and apply changes
After Claude Desktop restarts, return to Developer → Configure Third-Party Inference → Connectors. Under the Sphinx server, confirm that Claude Desktop displays Connected successfully, then click Apply Changes.
Confirm that Claude Desktop connected to the Sphinx MCP server
7
Restart Claude Desktop
Fully quit Claude Desktop, then reopen it before using the Sphinx connectors.
8
Use Sphinx connectors
Start a new chat and click + → Connectors. Sphinx now appears in the connectors list and is ready to use.
Access Sphinx from the Connectors menu in a Claude Desktop chat
Claude Desktop is connected to Sphinx MCP, and Sphinx connectors are available in your chats.
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