2 minute setup
Quickstart Guide
Get WORKWAY MCP running in Claude Desktop or Cursor in 2 minutes.
Choose your AI client:
1
Open the config file
Open your Claude Desktop configuration file.
Config file location:
macOS
~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonFile doesn't exist?
Create a new file at the location above with an empty JSON object: {}
2
Add the MCP server
Copy and paste this configuration:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"workway-construction": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-remote", "https://mcp.workway.co"]
}
}
}What this does:
- • Adds WORKWAY MCP as a server named "workway-construction"
- • Uses npx to run the @anthropic/mcp-remote package
- • Connects to our MCP server at mcp.workway.co
3
Restart Claude Desktop
Completely quit and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server.
You'll know it worked when...
You see the WORKWAY tools available in Claude's tool picker (hammer icon).
4
Try your first command
Test the connection by asking Claude to show available tools:
"What WORKWAY tools do you have available?"
Claude will list available tools across workflow management, Procore, approved app connections (Hub), notifications, and debugging.