Step 1: Install Claude Desktop

1. If you haven't already, subscribe to Claude Pro
2. Download and install Claude Desktop from the Claude website
3. Launch Claude Desktop and sign in with your Claude Pro account

Step 2: Get Your Apify API Token

1. Sign up or log in to your Apify account
2. Navigate to Settings → API
3. Copy your Personal API Token
4. Keep this token secure - you'll need it when configuring the MCP server

Step 3: Configure Claude Desktop to Use the Apify MCP Server

1. Open Claude Desktop and enable Developer Mode from the top-left menu bar
2. Go to Settings and navigate to the Developer Option
3. Click the Edit Config button
4. Edit the configuration file (or it will open automatically):
   • On macOS: ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • On Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
5. Add or modify the mcpServers section with the following configuration:

{
"mcpServers": {
  "actors-mcp-server": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y", "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
      "--actors",
"apimaestro/linkedin-profile-detail,
apimaestro/linkedin-post-comments-replies-engagements-scraper-no-cookies,
apimaestro/linkedin-profile-posts"
    ],
    "env": {
       "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token"
    }
  }
}
}

1. Replace "your-apify-token" with your actual Apify API token
2. Save the file and fully quit Claude Desktop (ensure it's not just minimized or closed)
3. Restart Claude Desktop
4. Look for the 🔌 icon to confirm that the Actors MCP server is connected