Claude Desktop
Register Parts MCP with Claude Desktop so you can search components and price BOMs without leaving the conversation.
Edit the config file
Add the Parts MCP server to your Claude Desktop configuration, then restart Claude Desktop.
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json - Linux:
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"parts": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["parts-mcp"],
"env": {
"SOURCE_PARTS_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}copyDon't have an API key? Create one in your dashboard
Try it out
Once registered, ask Claude to use the Parts tools.
Find a 10k resistor in an 0603 package and compare prices across distributors.copy