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Claude Desktop Setup

Prerequisites

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

Setup

Open the Claude Desktop config file
- macOS
- Windows
Terminal window
open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/
Open claude_desktop_config.json in your editor.
Press Win + R, type %APPDATA%\Claude, press Enter. Open claude_desktop_config.json in your editor.

Add the TroveSec server block

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trovesec": {
      "url": "https://mcp.trovesec.io/sse",
      "transport": "sse",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer cs_live_xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace cs_live_xxx with your API key from the Integrations page.

Restart Claude Desktop

Fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop. TroveSec tools will appear in the tool selector (the hammer icon).
Verify the connection

Type: “What are my critical AWS findings?”

Claude should call get_findings and respond with real data from your most recent scan.