Claude Desktop

Connect Ned to Claude Desktop so you can ask natural language questions about your Shopify store.

What You'll Need

• Claude Desktop installed
• A Ned AI API key
• Node.js 18+ installed

Step 1: Get Your API Key

1. Go to app.meetned.com
2. Open Settings → Developer
3. Click Create API Key
4. Copy the key — you'll need it in Step 3

Step 2: Install with One Command

Run this in your terminal (replace with your API key from Step 1):

npx @ned-ai/mcp-server@latest install --api-key ned_live_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

This automatically adds Ned to your Claude Desktop configuration.

Step 3: Restart Claude Desktop

Quit Claude Desktop completely and reopen it. You should see ned listed in the MCP servers (look for the hammer icon).

Step 4: Try It Out

Ask Claude something about your store:

• "How are my sales today?"
• "What were my top 5 products last week?"
• "What's my gross margin this month?"
• "How is my ad spend performing?"

Troubleshooting

"MCP server not found"

Make sure Node.js is installed and npx works:

npx @ned-ai/mcp-server --version

"Authentication failed"

• Double-check your API key is correct (starts with ned_live_)
• Make sure there are no extra spaces around the key
• Verify the key hasn't been revoked in Settings → Developer

Claude doesn't show the ned server

• Check the config file for JSON syntax errors (missing commas, extra commas)
• Make sure you fully quit and reopened Claude Desktop
• Check logs at:
  • macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\

Uninstall

To remove Ned from Claude Desktop:

npx @ned-ai/mcp-server@latest uninstall

Then restart Claude Desktop.

Manual Setup (Alternative)

If you prefer to configure manually, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Config file locations:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ned": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ned-ai/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "NED_API_KEY": "ned_live_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

WARNING

If you already have other MCP servers configured, add the "ned" block inside your existing "mcpServers" object — don't replace the whole file.

Need Help?

• GitHub Issues
• Ned Support