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How to add DeepWiki MCP to Claude Desktop

Cognition's official remote MCP: AI-grounded docs and Q&A for any public GitHub repo — free, no auth. Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 14, 2026 · 0★ · http · no auth · official

Claude Desktop config for DeepWiki MCP

npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepwiki-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the DeepWiki MCP config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
  3. 3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
  4. 4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  5. 5Open a chat and confirm DeepWiki MCP's tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

  • An MCP client that supports remote servers (Cursor/Windsurf natively; Claude Desktop via the mcp-remote bridge)
  • Nothing else — no account, no API key

What DeepWiki MCP can do in Claude Desktop

read_wiki_structure

List the documentation topics DeepWiki generated for a GitHub repository.

read_wiki_contents

Read the generated documentation for a repository.

ask_question

Ask a free-form question about a repository and get an AI answer grounded in its docs and code.

Security

Hosted by Cognition; queries you send (repo names, questions) go to their service. It only covers public repositories, so there's no way to leak private code through it — but don't paste secrets into questions. No account or key means nothing to revoke or rotate.

DeepWiki MCP + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the DeepWiki MCP config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is DeepWiki MCP safe to use with Claude Desktop?

Hosted by Cognition; queries you send (repo names, questions) go to their service. It only covers public repositories, so there's no way to leak private code through it — but don't paste secrets into questions. No account or key means nothing to revoke or rotate.

Is the DeepWiki MCP server free?

Yes — the official endpoint (https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp) is free and needs no account or API key. You just add the URL to your client. It only works with public GitHub repositories.

Why did my mcp-deepwiki npx setup stop working?

The community package scraped deepwiki.com, and DeepWiki blocked scraping — the package is defunct and its own README says so. Switch to the official hosted endpoint: https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp (use mcp-remote to bridge it into Claude Desktop).

Does DeepWiki MCP work with private repos?

No. It covers the public repositories DeepWiki has indexed. For private-repo context you'd run a local server (filesystem/git) or Devin's own tooling instead.

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