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Most popularClaude Desktop is the primary MCP host for Tokenistt. Every conversation through Claude Desktop is intercepted, tokenized, and logged.
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Connect
tokenistt connect claude-desktop
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Restart Claude Desktop
Fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop for the MCP server entry to take effect. Check MCP status in Settings → Developer.
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Confirm in watch mode
tokenistt watch → [14:02:11] claude-desktop · user turn · 340 tk · $0.0010 → [14:02:14] claude-desktop · assistant · 820 tk · $0.0025
Config path
# macOS / Linux ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json # Windows %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
TIPSet
TOKENISTT_WORKSPACE=claude-chat in the MCP env block to keep Claude Desktop traffic separate from your editor traffic in the dashboard.