Connect an AI client

Claude Desktop

Open the desktop developer configuration. On macOS the file is ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json; on Windows it is %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json. Merge the server entry and restart the app.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "travel-animator": {
      "command": "travel-animator",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

After installing the package and signing in, register the executable from your terminal. Use the client’s MCP controls to confirm it is connected.

claude mcp add travel-animator -- travel-animator mcp

Cursor

Add the same JSON configuration to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for your user. Enable the server in Cursor’s MCP settings.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "travel-animator": {
      "command": "travel-animator",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

VS Code uses a servers object rather than mcpServers. Save this in your workspace MCP configuration and start the server using the editor’s MCP controls.

{
  "servers": {
    "travel-animator": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "travel-animator",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

When the command is not found

Desktop apps may not see your terminal PATH. Find the installed executable, then replace command with its full path. If you installed into a virtual environment, use that environment’s executable.

• Windows: run where travel-animator.
• Keep args as ["mcp"].
• Restart the client after changing its configuration.

which travel-animator

Verify every client

Ask the assistant to call get_capabilities and auth_status. Travel Animator uses a local process; there is no hosted server URL to paste into a remote connector.