Claude
Installing the Armor MCP and using it with Claude Desktop.

1. What you need to started for Mac
First you will need to get the necessary development tools to download the Armor MCP.
Homebrew - a package management tool for MacOS
Python 3 - Development package for using python packages
Pip - a python specific package management tool
UV - another python package management tool
Armor MCP - Armors' AI native tools solution.
2. Installing Homebrew
In many cases Homebrew will be installed n your Mac if you do Mac development. if it is not then open Terminal and type this command to install it.
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Additional useful commands
Checking yourt version of Homebrew
brew --version
Upgrading Homebrew
brew update
Seeling which package you have installed with Homebrew
brew list
If you are still having issues
brew doctor
3. Installing Python 3
Once Homebrew is installed you can use it to install other packages like python 3.
brew install python
4. Installing Pip
Typically Pip will install with Python 3, but if you are having issues you can install it with Homebrew
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
5. Installing UV
You can use Homebrew to install UV as well
brew install uv
Or you can use Pip to install UV
pip install uv
6. Getting the latest Armor MCP
Now you are ready to download Armor MCP. In the Mac terminal type
uv pip install armor-crypto-mcp
7. Installing Claude Desktop
Now you will need to go to the Claude website and download Claude Desktop. MCPs are not supported on the web version of Claude.
Once you open Claude it should look like this.

8. Adding Armor MCP to Claude
First thing you will need to do is turn on developer mode. To do this, go to the

Once you have done that you will got to the Setting menu under Claude in the top menu bar on your Mac. Not to setting in the Claude UI. This will open the setting panel and you should select Developer.

We will be editing the Config file here. Clicking on the Config button will open up a file explorer and show you where the Config file is. From there you will need to open the config in a text editor of your choice.
This is the text you will need to place in the Config file. You will be replacing <PUT-YOUR-KEY-HERE>
with your API key you get from Armor. You will replace the {} that are in the Config file already.
{
"mcpServers": {
"armor-crypto-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["armor-crypto-mcp@latest", "--version"],
"env": {
"ARMOR_API_KEY": "<PUT-YOUR-KEY-HERE>"
}
}
}
}
Adding your API key, saving the Config file and then closing and reopening Claude to make sure it's activated. If you open the Settings>Developer panel again, it should look like this.

If you see this, then you have correctly installed the Armor MCP into Claude. You can start using Armor now!
9. Using Armor MCP with Claude
Once you have Armor MCP up and running you can start to explore the possibilities of what Armor Wallet can do. Armor MCP is a subset of the full capcablities of Armor Wallet. It's designed for developers to get access a complete suite of tools to build unique crypto AI agents.
Once you are in Claude (Pro) you can click on Projects. In there you can create your own custom agent and personalize it/add functionality to it.
Expanding the capabilities of Armor with Project Knowledge.
If you create a new project, give it a name and goal (this is important for the AI). Once created you click on this:

Once you select it.

Now you can begin customizing the behavior of your project/agent. If you are intertested in seeing some examples. please go to our Agent Blueprint Repo.
1. What you need to started for Windows
1. What you need to started for Linux
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