> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.unstructured.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Unstructured Transform MCP server installation for Claude Desktop > Learn how to install the Unstructured Transform MCP server into Claude Desktop. You can then drag and drop files and have Transform start producing partitioned, enriched, chunked, and embedded data based on your files in minutes. ## Requirements Before you begin, you must have the following: * A Claude plan. To see if you have a plan, [sign in to Claude](https://claude.ai/login) and then on the sidebar, click your user icon. [Sign up for Claude](https://claude.ai/login). For Claude Desktop, the Transform MCP server does not support users on the Claude Free plan. * Claude Desktop installed on your local development machine. [Install Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download). ## Install the Transform MCP server You should be able to instruct Claude Desktop to install the Transform MCP server by asking Claude Desktop the following: ```text theme={null} Install the Unstructured Transform MCP server by using these instructions: https://docs.unstructured.io/transform/install/claude-desktop.mdx ``` If this does not work, to install the Transform MCP server manually, complete the following steps. If you are able to successfully connect, skip ahead to [parse your source files](#parse-your-source-files). Complete one of the following sets of instructions, depending on whether you are a Claude [Pro or Max plan user](#pro-and-max-plan-users) or [Team or Enterprise plan user](#team-and-enterprise-plan-users). ### Pro and Max plan users 1. Start Claude Desktop. 2. On the sidebar, click your user icon, and then click **Settings**.
3. On the side pane, under **Settings**, click **Capabilities**.
4. In the **Code execution and file creation** section, switch on the **Code execution and file creation** toggle.
5. Switch on the **Allow network egress** toggle.
6. In the **Additional allowed domains** list, enter the Transform MCP server's domain as follows:
```text theme={null} mcp.transform.unstructured.io ``` 7. Close the **Settings** dialog.
8. On the sidebar, click **Customize**.
9. On the side pane, click **Connectors**.
10. Next to **Connectors**, click the plus icon, and then click **Browse connectors**.
11. With **Connectors** already selected, do the following:
a. In the **Search connectors** box, search for and select the **Unstructured Transform** connector. (If for some reason you cannot find the connector, skip ahead to step 12 in this procedure.)
b. Click **Connect**, and follow the on-screen directions to finish authenticating.
c. After you finish authenticating, the Transform MCP server is ready for you to start using.
d. Skip ahead to [parse your source files](#parse-your-source-files). 12. If for some reason you cannot find the **Unstructured Transform** connector, do the following: a. Close the **Directory** dialog.
b. Next to **Connectors**, click the plus icon, and then click **Add custom connector**.
c. In the **Add custom connector** dialog, for **Name**, enter **Unstructured Transform**.
d. For **Remote MCP server URL**, enter the following:
`https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io`
e. Click **Add**.
f. Click **Connect**, and follow the on-screen directions to finish authenticating. After you finish authenticating, the Transform MCP server is ready for you to start using.
g. Skip ahead to [parse your source files](#parse-your-source-files). ### Team and Enterprise plan users 1. Start Claude Desktop. 2. One of your plan's owners must do the following from their Claude Desktop installation first; then you can skip down to step 3 in this procedure. a. On the sidebar, click your user icon, and then click **Settings**.
b. On the side pane, under **Settings**, click **Capabilities**.
c. In the **Code execution and file creation** section, switch on the **Code execution and file creation** toggle.
d. Switch on the **Allow network egress** toggle.
e. In the **Additional allowed domains** list, enter the Transform MCP server's domain as follows:
```text theme={null} mcp.transform.unstructured.io ``` f. Close the **Settings** dialog.
g. On the sidebar, click **Customize**.
h. On the side pane, click **Connectors**.
i. Next to **Connectors**, click the plus icon, and then click **Add custom connector**.
j. In the **Add custom connector** dialog, for **Name**, enter **Unstructured Transform**.
k. For **Remote MCP server URL**, enter the following:
`https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io`
l. Click **Add**.
m. Click the back button, and then close the **Connectors** dialog.
3. On the sidebar, click **Customize**. 4. Click **Connectors**. 5. Click the **Unstructured Transform** connector that one of your plan's owners added. It will have a **Custom** label next to it. 6. Click **Connect**, and follow the on-screen directions to finish authenticating. 7. After you finish authenticating, the Transform MCP server is ready for you to start using. ## Parse your source files Parsing requests have the following limits: * Each file must be of a [supported file type](/transform/supported-file-types). * Each file must be 50 MB or less in size. * Each request must have 10 files or fewer. * Only 5 requests can be running at a time. The Transform MCP server is designed to notify Claude Desktop about these limits. Because of this, Claude Desktop should notify you whenever it encounters a file that exceeds 50 MB in size. Also, Claude Desktop should formulate strategies to send requests that are 10 files or fewer and not cause more than 5 requests to be running at a time. After you connect Claude Desktop to the Transform MCP server, complete one of the following sets of instructions, depending on whether you're using Claude Desktop in [Chat mode](#chat-mode) or [Cowork mode](#cowork-mode). ### Chat mode 1. In Claude Desktop, on the sidebar, click the speech balloons icon (**Chat**). 2. On the sidebar, click **New chat**. 3. Add the files you want Transform to parse to your chat session. To do this, next to the **Write a message** prompt, click the plus icon (**Add files, connectors, and more**). 4. Click **Add files or photos**. 5. Follow the on-screen directions to finish adding the files. 6. From your chat message prompt, ask the following: ```text theme={null} Use the Unstructured Transform MCP server to parse the attached files. Provide the results as downloadable JSON files, one JSON file per source file. ``` Transform parses your input files and delivers its results to you as a set of output files, one output file per input file. 7. Skip ahead to the [next steps](#next-steps). ### Cowork mode 1. In Claude Desktop, on the sidebar, click the to-do list icon (**Cowork**). 2. On the sidebar, click **Projects**. 3. Click **New project**. 4. Click **Use an existing folder**. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to choose the folder that contains the files you want Transform to parse. 6. From your chat message prompt, ask the following: ```text theme={null} Use the Unstructured Transform MCP server to parse the files in this project. Provide the results as JSON files, one JSON file per source file. ``` As needed, adapt the phrase `in this project` in the preceding prompt to indicate a more specific project folder. Also, as needed, guide Claude Desktop as to where to write Transform's output into the project. Transform parses your input files and delivers its results to you as a set of output files, one output file per input file. ## Next steps * [Control Transform file parsing output](/transform/output): Control how the Unstructured Transform MCP server instructs Transform to partition, enrich, chunk, and embed the data based on your files. * [Control Transform generated sample code](/transform/code): Control how the Unstructured Transform MCP server generates sample curl or Python code that demonstrates how to use Transform to partition, enrich, chunk, and embed the data based on your files. ## Questions? Need help? * For general questions about Unstructured products and pricing, email Unstructured Sales at [sales@unstructured.io](mailto:sales@unstructured.io). * For technical support, [request support](/support/request).