Claude with an API key

Prefer an API key over the OAuth connector? Both Claude Code (the CLI) and the Claude Desktop app can pass x-api-key. Create a key under Developer → API Keys in intervyo first.

Your API key carries your account’s permissions. Treat it like a password and scope it to only what the assistant needs.

Claude Code
Claude Desktop

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user intervyo \
  https://www.intervyo.ai/api/mcp \
  --header "x-api-key: iv_live_your_key"

Verify with claude mcp list — you should see intervyo ✓ http. Remove later with claude mcp remove intervyo --scope user.

Edit claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "intervyo": {
      "url": "https://www.intervyo.ai/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "x-api-key": "iv_live_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop, then look for the tools icon.

On claude.ai in the browser there’s no API-key field — use the OAuth Claude connectors flow there instead.

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Last modified on July 10, 2026

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