Claude Desktop

Complete prerequisites

Follow the Prerequisites guide to install Python, uvx, and get your Paradex private key.

Open the config file

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens the config file path directly. Find and open claude_desktop_config.json with your text editor.

If the config file doesn’t exist yet, create it at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the Paradex MCP server

Paste the following into the config file. Replace your_private_key_here with your actual key:

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{
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  "mcpServers": {
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    "paradex": {
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      "command": "uvx",
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      "args": ["mcp-paradex"],
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      "env": {
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        "PARADEX_ENVIRONMENT": "prod",
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        "PARADEX_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY": "your_private_key_here"
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      }
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    }
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  }
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}

Restart Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop will automatically download and start the MCP server via uvx.

Click the + icon in the bottom-left of the chat input → Connectors. You should see mcp paradex listed with its toggle enabled.

Verify it’s working

Ask your AI assistant:

“What markets are available on Paradex?”

If you get a list of trading pairs, you’re connected.

To test trading access, ask:

“Show me my Paradex account summary.”