Claude Code Setup

Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI tool for coding with Claude. This guide shows you how to connect it to your Odel modules.

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed (installation guide)
An Odel account with modules installed

Configuration

Locate Your Settings File

Claude Code stores its configuration in a settings file:

~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json

%USERPROFILE%\.claude\settings.json

If the file doesn't exist, create it.

Add Your Modules

Add each module you want to use to your settings file. You can find the module URL on the module's config page in the marketplace.

settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "calculator": {
      "url": "https://mcp.odel.app/Odel/calculator-basic",
      "transport": "http"
    },
    "weather": {
      "url": "https://mcp.odel.app/Odel/weather",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}

Add one entry per module. The key (e.g., calculator) can be any name you choose.

Restart Claude Code

Close and reopen Claude Code for the changes to take effect. Alternatively, use the /mcp command to reload MCP servers.

Authenticate

When you first use an Odel module tool, Claude Code will prompt you to authenticate. Follow the OAuth flow to log in with your Odel account.

Verification

After configuration, verify that Odel is connected:

# Check available MCP servers
/mcp

You should see odel listed among your connected servers. Try using a tool from one of your installed modules to confirm everything is working.

Example Usage

Once connected, you can use your Odel modules naturally in conversations:

> Use the calculator module to compute 15% of 250

I'll use the calculator module to compute that for you.
Result: 37.5

Troubleshooting

Configuration Reference

Full settings file structure with multiple Odel modules:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "calculator": {
      "url": "https://mcp.odel.app/Odel/calculator-basic",
      "transport": "http"
    },
    "github": {
      "url": "https://mcp.odel.app/alice/github-tools",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}

Field	Value	Description
`url`	`https://mcp.odel.app/{creator}/{module}`	Module-specific endpoint
`transport`	`http`	HTTP transport

Claude Code

Server not appearing in /mcp output

Authentication failing

Tools not working

Connection timeout errors

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