Developer ToolsClaude Desktop Guide

Anchore Engine API Server Claude Desktop Integration

This guide explains how to configure Claude Desktop (Mac and Windows) to use the Anchore Engine API Server API through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The integration exposes 10 API endpointsas callable tools inside Claude's chat interface, including ping, List the account for the authenticated user, List user summaries. Only available to the system admin user., and more. No API keys or credentials are needed — setup takes approximately 30 seconds. The server runs locally via npx and communicates over STDIO transport. Paste the JSON configuration below into your claude_desktop_config.json file to get started.

Integration Specs

ClientClaude Desktop

Runtimenpx

AuthenticationNone

Setup Time~30 sec

Setup Instructions

Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude Desktop, open Settings (click your profile) → Developer → click 'Edit Config'.

Locate configuration file

This opens your local 'claude_desktop_config.json' file in your system editor.

Insert Server Config JSON

Paste the JSON configuration schema block (provided below) into the 'mcpServers' object.

Add authentication credentials

No credentials needed; leave the 'env' mapping empty.

Restart Claude app

Save the config file and restart Claude Desktop to load your new tools.

Configuration JSON

claude_desktop_config.json

Copy and paste this config snippet inside your local configuration file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anchore-io": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/anchore-io"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANCHORE_ENGINE_API_SERVER_API_KEY": "your_anchore_engine_api_server_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Required Environment Keys

Provide these variable keys in your local environment section:

ANCHORE_ENGINE_API_SERVER_API_KEY

Replace your_anchore_engine_api_server_api_key with your secret key credentials.

Available Tools (10)

These endpoints are parsed from the OpenAPI schema and converted to Claude-compatible tools:

GET/

ping

GET/account

List the account for the authenticated user

GET/accounts

List user summaries. Only available to the system admin user.

POST/accounts

Create a new user. Only avaialble to admin user.

GET/accounts/{accountname}

Get info about an user. Only available to admin user. Uses the main user Id, not a username.

DELETE/accounts/{accountname}

Delete the specified account, only allowed if the account is in the disabled state. All users will be deleted along with the account and all resources will be garbage collected

PUT/accounts/{accountname}/state

Update the state of an account to either enabled or disabled. For deletion use the DELETE route

GET/accounts/{accountname}/users

List accounts for the user

POST/accounts/{accountname}/users

Create a new user

GET/accounts/{accountname}/users/{username}

Get a specific user in the specified account

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