Descope Authentication MCP server

The Descope Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides an interface for interacting with Descope's Management APIs, allowing you to search and retrieve project-related information as well as manage users in your Descope project.

Requirements

Before installation, ensure you have:

• Node.js (version 18 or later)
• Claude Desktop installed
• A valid Descope Project ID and Management Key
• Git installed

Verify your Node.js installation with:

node --version  # Should display v18.0.0 or later

Installation Options

Installing via Smithery

The quickest way to install the Descope MCP Server for Claude Desktop:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @descope-sample-apps/descope-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/descope-sample-apps/descope-mcp-server.git
   cd descope-mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

Configuring Claude Desktop

Locating the Configuration File

First, enable Developer Mode in Claude Desktop:

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Enable Developer Mode from the top-left menu
3. Go to Settings → Developer section → Edit Config button

Alternatively, open the configuration file directly:

macOS:

code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows:

code %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Adding Descope Server Configuration

Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "descope": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/descope-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DESCOPE_PROJECT_ID": "your-descope-project-id-here",
        "DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY": "your-descope-management-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the placeholders with your actual Descope Project ID and Management Key.

Applying Changes

1. Completely exit Claude Desktop
2. Relaunch the application
3. Look for the 🔌 icon confirming the Descope server is connected

Available Tools

The Descope MCP server provides these capabilities:

• search-audits: Retrieve up to 10 audit log entries
• search-users: Retrieve up to 10 user records
• create-user: Create a new user in your Descope project
• invite-user: Invite a new user to your Descope project

Running the Server Manually

If you need to run the server outside of Claude Desktop:

1. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

2. Run using stdio transport:

   npm run start:stdio
   

   Or run using SSE transport:

   npm run start:sse
   

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "descope" '{"command":"node","args":["/path/to/descope-mcp-server/build/index.js"],"env":{"DESCOPE_PROJECT_ID":"your-descope-project-id-here","DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY":"your-descope-management-key-here"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "descope": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/descope-mcp-server/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "DESCOPE_PROJECT_ID": "your-descope-project-id-here",
                "DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY": "your-descope-management-key-here"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

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

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "descope": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/descope-mcp-server/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "DESCOPE_PROJECT_ID": "your-descope-project-id-here",
                "DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY": "your-descope-management-key-here"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect