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F5 Cloud Status MCP Server

Claude Desktop Installation Guide

Claude Desktop is the native macOS desktop application. Installing the F5 XC Cloud Status MCP server requires editing a configuration file and restarting the application.

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”
  • Claude Desktop installed (available from https://claude.ai/desktop)
  • Node.js 18.0.0 or higher (node --version)
  • npm installed (comes with Node.js)

Installation

Section titled “Installation”

Step 1: Backup Configuration

Section titled “Step 1: Backup Configuration”
Terminal window
cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.backup

Step 2: Edit Configuration File

Section titled “Step 2: Edit Configuration File”
Terminal window
# macOS
vim ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Step 3: Add MCP Server Configuration

Section titled “Step 3: Add MCP Server Configuration”
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "f5xc-cloudstatus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@robinmordasiewicz/f5xc-cloudstatus-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Restart Claude Desktop

Section titled “Step 4: Restart Claude Desktop”
Terminal window
pkill -f "Claude" || killall Claude
open -a Claude

Verification

Section titled “Verification”

Create a new conversation and try:

What is the current status of F5 Cloud services?

Configuration Paths

Section titled “Configuration Paths”
PlatformPath
macOS~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Recovery

Section titled “Recovery”

If something goes wrong, restore from backup:

Terminal window
cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.backup ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
pkill -f "Claude" || killall Claude
open -a Claude

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”