How to connect your MCP for Aura with Claude Desktop
See how MCP for Aura connects Claude Desktop directly to your Aura instance. Authenticate through the Aura Console, then use Claude to explore your schema, query your graph, and make changes through natural language.
MCP for Aura is Neo4j's managed Model Context Protocol server. It gives your AI tools secure, governed access to Aura without the work of standing up and maintaining MCP infrastructure yourself.
Chapters
- 00:08Overview of connecting MCP for Aura with Claude Desktop
- 00:15Setup steps: installing NodeJS, preparing the Aura Console, and updating the JSON configuration file
- 00:44Restarting Claude Desktop and authenticating the connection
- 00:55Querying Claude about the Neo4j movie graph schema
- 01:17Checking and managing Claude's access to tools