# Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop is Anthropic’s AI assistant packaged as a native desktop app, designed to feel like a smart collaborator living on your computer. It lets you chat with Claude while easily pulling in local files, notes, and documents to work on together. The experience is fast, focused, and built to fit naturally into everyday writing, coding, and research workflows.

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### Install Claude Desktop

Download and install [Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download) on your PC.
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### Setup AI CoWorker

Open [Robpod AI CoWorker](/ai-coworker/introduction.md) on your PC. 

Select **Claude Desktop** as AI provider. 

To automatically setup Robpod connector for Claude Desktop click **... → Auto Config.** This will connect Robpod AI CoWorker with Claude Desktop. 

Otherwise follow [step 3](/ai-coworker/setup/claude-desktop.md#add-robpod-connector-to-lm-studio-manual-setup) to manually configure the connector.

Click on **CONNECT**.

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### Add Robpod Connector to Claude Desktop

Click on  **Customize → Connector → Add**

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Select **Add Custom Connector**.&#x20;

Give the connector a name, i.e. Robpod.

Paste the MCP URL in the **Connector Server** field.

Click on **Add**.

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### Chat with Claude Desktop

If connector is created successfully, you can start chating with the AI assisant.

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Allways open Claude Desktop after Robpod AI CoWorker for a succesfull connection.
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