# Connecting Claude Desktop
> Source: https://development.fuze-store.com/docs/store/ai-connections/connecting-claude-desktop

# Connecting Claude Desktop

This guide connects **Claude Desktop** to your Fuze Store account using the fast URL-first flow. You paste one link, approve the permissions in your browser, and Claude can answer questions about your orders, sales, products, and customers.

## Before You Start

- **Claude Desktop** is installed on your computer.
- You have **Owner** or **Admin** access to the store you want to connect.
- The **AI Connections** add-on is active on that store.
- Claude Desktop's custom connectors work on Claude's **free** plan, though Anthropic sets its own limits on how many you can add and may change them over time.

## Get Your MCP URL

In the Fuze Store app, open **Configurations → MCP → Connect an assistant** and copy the **MCP Server URL**. It looks like:

```text
https://api.fuze-store.com/mcp/store/<your-store-id>
```

This URL is unique to one store. The store is set by the URL — there is no store picker on the consent screen.

## Connect

  In Claude Desktop, click your profile, then **Settings → Connectors**.
  Click **Add custom connector** and paste your MCP Server URL into the **Remote MCP server URL** field.
  Claude opens a browser tab. If you are not signed into Fuze Store, sign in now.
  Review the requested permissions and tap **Approve**. The browser returns to Claude Desktop showing **Connected**.

  The URL-first flow needs no Client ID or Client Secret — Claude Desktop registers itself automatically. You only need a pre-minted Client ID and Secret for tools that cannot open a browser; see [Setting Up AI Access](/docs/store/ai-connections/setting-up-oauth).

## Ask Your First Question

- "What were yesterday's sales at my main store?"
- "Show me the top 5 products this week."
- "Compare this month's revenue to last month."
- "Which day of the week has the highest average order value?"

Claude reads only the data you approved and answers in plain language.

## If Something Goes Wrong

If the connection fails, see the troubleshooting section of [Setting Up AI Access](/docs/store/ai-connections/setting-up-oauth). The most common issues are not being signed into Fuze Store in the browser, the add-on being off, or pasting a URL for the wrong store.

  - [AI Connections Overview](/docs/store/ai-connections/overview)
  - [Connecting Claude Code](/docs/store/ai-connections/connecting-claude-code)
  - [Setting Up AI Access](/docs/store/ai-connections/setting-up-oauth)
  - [Understanding Permissions](/docs/store/ai-connections/understanding-scopes)