INTEGRATION // CLAUDE DESKTOP//Stdio MCP Protocol

Visual Whiteboard Workspace for Claude Desktop

Connect Anthropic's official Claude Desktop application to OpenBoard via local stdio for visual reasoning and brainstorming.

Server Configuration File (JSON):

mcp-server-config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "openboard-app", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Step-by-Step Setup Guide

Open your claude_desktop_config.json file in your user application directory.

Add the openboard configuration snippet to your mcpServers block.

Restart Claude Desktop. The hammer icon will indicate OpenBoard's 13 semantic tools are active.

Check the complete reference for all 13 semantic Model Context Protocol tools.