How do I set up the Anthropic SDK MCP server?

Add the Anthropic SDK server to your MCP config using the command: npx with the package server-anthropic-sdk. See the full config below.

What does the Anthropic SDK MCP server do?

Anthropic SDK MCP server over SSE.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-anthropic-sdk": {
      "url": "https://api.anthropic.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Variable	Required	Description
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	✓ Required	Anthropic API key for authenticating requests to the Anthropic MCP endpoint.

Copy the config block above into your claude_desktop_config.json file (typically at ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS/Linux or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows).
Set the ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable: Anthropic API key for authenticating requests to the Anthropic MCP endpoint.
Restart your AI client to apply the config.