Claude Desktop – TroveSec MCP Integration Setup

Prerequisites

• Claude Desktop installed
• A TroveSec account with at least one completed scan
• A TroveSec API key — generate one under Integrations → API Keys

Setup

1. Open the Claude Desktop config file

   macOS

   open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/

   Open claude_desktop_config.json in your editor.

   Windows

   Press Win + R, type %APPDATA%\Claude, press Enter. Open claude_desktop_config.json in your editor.

2. Add the TroveSec server block

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "trovesec": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": [
           "mcp-remote",
           "https://mcp.trovesec.io/mcp",
           "--header",
           "Authorization:Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
         ],
         "env": {
           "AUTH_TOKEN": "cs_live_xxx"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Replace cs_live_xxx with your API key.

   Note

   Claude Desktop connects to remote MCP servers via mcp-remote, a local stdio bridge. It runs on demand via npx — no global install needed. Your API key lives in env so it never appears in process arguments.

3. Restart Claude Desktop

   Fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop. TroveSec tools appear in the tool selector (the hammer icon in the chat bar).

4. Verify

   Type: “What are my critical AWS findings?”

   Claude will call get_findings and respond with real data from your latest scan.

Tip

If tools don’t appear, check that your API key is active under Integrations → API Keys and that the JSON in your config file is valid (no trailing commas).

Example prompts

Once connected, you can ask Claude anything about your AWS security:

• “What should I fix first?”
• “Am I ready for SOC2?”
• “What’s new since my last scan?”
• “Accept the risk on the S3 finding — we’re decommissioning that bucket next quarter.”
• “Run a new scan and tell me what changed.”

See Tools Reference for the full list of what Claude can do.