Claude Connect

🚀 Connecting with Claude

An external connection server compliant with the MCP protocol, enabling Claude and other large language models to interact with Web APIs, file systems, and custom resources. v1.1 (March 2025)

📋 Overview

Claude Connect is a server that implements Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing large language models (such as Claude) to interact with external tools and resources in a standardized manner. This server enables LLMs to access web search results, read and write files (in a sandbox - protected environment), and utilize custom resources.

✨ Features

• Web Search Integration: Integrates Bing Search API (required) and Google Search API (optional).
• File Operations: Supports reading and writing files in a sandbox - protected environment.
• Custom Resources: Enables interaction with custom resources.
• Multithreading Support: Improves server processing capabilities.
• Logging: Provides detailed runtime information.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install Python 3.8 or a higher version.
2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv myenv
   source myenv/bin/activate  # Use myenv\Scripts\activate on Windows
   

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Run the server:

   python main.py
   

📚 Documentation

• Setup Guide: Learn how to install and configure Claude Connect.
• Configuration Guide: Discover how to customize server behavior.
• Usage Guide: Explore how to interact with Claude Connect.

💻 Advanced Usage

• JSON - RPC Interaction: Conduct real - time communication via the JSON - RPC protocol.
• Server Expansion: Add custom features and plugins.
• Logging: Adjust the log level to obtain more information.

🔧 Technical Details

Claude Connect follows a modular architecture to ensure code clarity and maintainability. The main components are as follows:

• Core Logic: Handles basic requests and responses.
• Web Search: Integrates Bing and Google Search APIs.
• File Management: Handles files in a sandbox - protected environment.
• Security: Implements strict security measures to prevent malicious input.

📦 Containerization and Deployment

Containerize using Docker:

FROM python:3.8-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
COPY . .
CMD ["python", "main.py"]

Run the container:

docker build -t claude-connect .
docker run -p 5000:5000 claude-connect

🚀 Future Enhancements

• WebSocket Transmission: Support real - time communication.
• More Search Providers: Integrate more web search APIs.
• Enhanced Authentication: Provide more authentication options.
• Management Interface: Add a web interface to manage the server.
• Plugin System: Introduce a plugin mechanism to extend functionality.

❓ Troubleshooting

For common issues and solutions, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide.

👥 Contribution

Contributions are welcome! Please refer to the Contribution Guide and Code of Conduct.

📄 License

This project is released under the MIT license. For details, please refer to the LICENSE file.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Community

• GitHub Issues: Used for reporting bugs and feature requests.
• Discord Server: Join the discussions and get support (coming soon).