This guide will outline how to connect your Jasper workspace to Claude Desktop using the MCP Server, enabling you to generate on-brand content and access your Jasper IQ directly within Claude.

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Note that this is only one example of connecting the Jasper MCP Server to an MCP Client Application (in this case, Claude Desktop). The MCP ecosystem is rapidly evolving, and there are alternative AI applications that support MCP server connections and many that are planning to in the future.

Prerequisites

Jasper Business Plan with API Access
Claude Desktop application and a Claude Pro account
Your Jasper API Key

Configuring the Jasper MCP in Claude Desktop

1. Download the Desktop Extension

The Desktop Extension provides the simplest installation method with no technical setup required.

📥 Download Extension (.DXT)

Alternative: Developers who would rather use command-line tools to install can do so via NPM. See the Jasper MCP package for details.

2. Install in Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop
Navigate to Settings → Extension
Click on "Install Extension" or drag the downloaded jasper-mcp-server.dxt file to the window
Click "Install"

3. Configure your Jasper API Key

After installation, you'll be prompted to provide your API key to configure the extension:

Enter your Jasper API Key
Claude will validate connection and securely store this in your system keychain
Click "Enable" to enable the extension

4. Verify installation

After you install and enable, you should now see Jasper in your extensions:

And when creating a new Chat, you should see that Claude has access to the Jasper MCP tools:

Using the Jasper MCP in Claude Desktop

How Claude uses Jasper tools

Claude detects when to use Jasper tools based on your requests . You don't need to explicitly call Jasper's tools—just describe what you want, and Claude will leverage the tools to:

Retrieve voices, audiences, and/or style rules from your IQ layer
Search your knowledge base for company information
Create marketing content copy
Or some combination of the above!

Example Prompts

Try these prompts to see Jasper in action:

Task	Prompt Example
Access IQ Information	"What brand voices and audiences do you have access to?"
Generate on-brand content	"Write a LinkedIn post announcing our new CTO using our social brand voice"
Create targeted messaging	"Draft an email campaign targeting my Students & Educational Institutes audience about our Q1 product update"
Search your knowledge base	"Find information in my knowledge base about our new pricing model and then create a sales one-page"
Multi-audience content	"Create social media posts about our summer sale - one for Gen Z audiences and one for business professionals"

The above are just a few example prompts to try out. We are excited to hear about the unique use cases you discover with the Jasper MCP Server in Claude.