SecurityClaude Desktop Guide

LUIS Authoring Client Claude Desktop Integration

This guide explains how to configure Claude Desktop (Mac and Windows) to use the LUIS Authoring Client API through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The integration exposes 10 API endpointsas callable tools inside Claude's chat interface, including Apps_List, Apps_Add, Apps_ListCortanaEndpoints, 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": {
    "azure-com-cognitiveservices-luis-authoring": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/azure-com-cognitiveservices-luis-authoring"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LUIS_AUTHORING_CLIENT_API_KEY": "your_luis_authoring_client_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Required Environment Keys

Provide these variable keys in your local environment section:

LUIS_AUTHORING_CLIENT_API_KEY

Replace your_luis_authoring_client_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/apps/

Apps_List

POST/apps/

Apps_Add

GET/apps/assistants

Apps_ListCortanaEndpoints

GET/apps/cultures

Apps_ListSupportedCultures

GET/apps/customprebuiltdomains

Apps_ListAvailableCustomPrebuiltDomains

POST/apps/customprebuiltdomains

Apps_AddCustomPrebuiltDomain

GET/apps/customprebuiltdomains/{culture}

Apps_ListAvailableCustomPrebuiltDomainsForCulture

GET/apps/domains

Apps_ListDomains

POST/apps/import

Apps_Import

GET/apps/usagescenarios

Apps_ListUsageScenarios

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