Spawn Claude Code instances from 6 platforms when 'Dear Claude' is mentioned.
To add dear-claude to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 27 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y dear-claude@1.2.0Environment variables
DEAR_CLAUDE_PORTSet in your MCP configDEAR_CLAUDE_HOSTSet in your MCP configDEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIRSet in your MCP configDEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configTAILSCALE_HOSTNAMESet in your MCP configGITHUB_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configGITHUB_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configGITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRETSet in your MCP configGITHUB_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP configGITHUB_APP_IDSet in your MCP configGITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATHSet in your MCP configLINEAR_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configLINEAR_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configLINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRETSet in your MCP configLINEAR_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP configJIRA_DOMAINSet in your MCP configJIRA_USER_EMAILSet in your MCP configJIRA_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configJIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRETSet in your MCP configGITLAB_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP configGITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRETSet in your MCP configNOTION_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configNOTION_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configNOTION_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP configNOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRETSet in your MCP configOBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATHSet in your MCP configGIPHY_API_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add dear-claude --env DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT=<YOUR_DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT> --env DEAR_CLAUDE_HOST=<YOUR_DEAR_CLAUDE_HOST> --env DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIR=<YOUR_DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIR> --env DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN> --env TAILSCALE_HOSTNAME=<YOUR_TAILSCALE_HOSTNAME> --env GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID> --env GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET> --env GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET> --env GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env GITHUB_APP_ID=<YOUR_GITHUB_APP_ID> --env GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=<YOUR_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH> --env LINEAR_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_LINEAR_CLIENT_ID> --env LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET> --env LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET> --env LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env JIRA_DOMAIN=<YOUR_JIRA_DOMAIN> --env JIRA_USER_EMAIL=<YOUR_JIRA_USER_EMAIL> --env JIRA_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_JIRA_API_TOKEN> --env JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET> --env GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET> --env NOTION_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_NOTION_CLIENT_ID> --env NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET> --env NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET> --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH> --env GIPHY_API_KEY=<YOUR_GIPHY_API_KEY> -- npx -y dear-claude@1.2.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
dear-claude exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT DEAR_CLAUDE_HOST DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIR DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN TAILSCALE_HOSTNAME GITHUB_CLIENT_ID GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN GITHUB_APP_ID GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH LINEAR_CLIENT_ID LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN JIRA_DOMAIN JIRA_USER_EMAIL JIRA_API_TOKEN JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET NOTION_CLIENT_ID NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH GIPHY_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install dear-claude?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add dear-claude to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with dear-claude?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to dear-claude as well.
Does dear-claude need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT, DEAR_CLAUDE_HOST, DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIR, DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN, TAILSCALE_HOSTNAME, GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET, GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET, GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_APP_ID, GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH, LINEAR_CLIENT_ID, LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET, LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET, LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN, JIRA_DOMAIN, JIRA_USER_EMAIL, JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET, GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET, NOTION_CLIENT_ID, NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET, NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN, NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET, OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, GIPHY_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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