Claude Desktop Setup

Install WPF DevTools with 5-Minute Setup, then copy the generated Claude Desktop JSON into your local Claude Desktop configuration.

Register

The installer writes:

<InstallRoot>\<arch>\client-registration\claude-desktop.json

The structure is:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wpf-devtools": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "C:\\Users\\<you>\\AppData\\Roaming\\WpfDevToolsMcp\\<arch>\\current\\bin\\wpf-devtools-<arch>.exe",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Copy the generated artifact rather than the sample path above.

Verify

Set the reviewed target allowlist before launching Claude Desktop:

$env:WPFDEVTOOLS_MCP_ALLOWED_TARGETS = 'C:\Path\To\YourApp.exe'

First prompt:

Use the WPF DevTools MCP server. Connect to the allowlisted WPF target, then summarize the root UI state with get_ui_summary(depthMode: "semantic").

Troubleshooting

• Restart Claude Desktop after changing its MCP configuration.
• Re-copy the generated JSON after changing install root or architecture.
• Keep mutation tools disabled until the workflow explicitly requires them.