# Connect Claude Cowork

**Auth:** bearer token, via a local bridge.

Cowork shares Claude Desktop's connector plumbing, so the setup is identical: bridge the remote HTTP server to a local stdio command with `mcp-remote` so the `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header gets forwarded.

Follow **[Connect Claude Desktop](claude-desktop.md)** — the same `claude_desktop_config.json` entry (the `npx mcp-remote … --header "Authorization: Bearer <token>"` block) applies. After editing, restart Cowork.

If you've configured it once for Desktop on the same machine, Cowork picks up the same config.