I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to accomplish with connecting Claude to your Replit app. There are a few different approaches depending on your goal, here's an overview of what I can think of:
Do you want Claude to access your Replit app's data or functionality?
I like to use LLM like Claude and Grok to write my code and then I feed it into Replit coz they are better at understanding text prompts and writing complex code. So I was hoping that Claude could access my current code base from Replit and build code whenever I ask it.
Okay, so to answer your question of "How can I use Claude to write code for me on my Replit codebase?" there are a few options that I can think of and recommend
1. Use Claude Code (Research Preview):
* Claude Code is a command-line tool that can access GitHub repositories
* Note: Claude Code is currently in limited research preview + you will also need an Anthropic API Key + to add some $-credits to be able to use their API.
2. Claude Desktop + MCP Servers:
* If you use Claude Desktop, you can set up Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for:
Very well written! Thank you for sharing this super helpful process. And I absolutely love your visual style!
I want to connect it to my Replit app, can i do that?
Hi Dev,
I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to accomplish with connecting Claude to your Replit app. There are a few different approaches depending on your goal, here's an overview of what I can think of:
Do you want Claude to access your Replit app's data or functionality?
• Check out MCP (Model Context Protocol): https://replit.com/@matt/Learn-about-MCP & https://blog.replit.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mcp
Do you want to integrate Claude into your Replit app (via API)?
• See Anthropic's API documentation: https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/docs/initial-setup
• You can also implement tools support with MCP in your app: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction
• This would let your Replit app use Claude with tools capabilities
Do you want to build a custom interface on Replit that uses Claude?
• You might want to explore both the API option and Replit's hosting: https://docs.replit.com/hosting/deploy-http-servers
Could you share a bit more about what you're trying to build? That would help me point you to the most relevant resources for your specific use case.
I like to use LLM like Claude and Grok to write my code and then I feed it into Replit coz they are better at understanding text prompts and writing complex code. So I was hoping that Claude could access my current code base from Replit and build code whenever I ask it.
Okay, so to answer your question of "How can I use Claude to write code for me on my Replit codebase?" there are a few options that I can think of and recommend
1. Use Claude Code (Research Preview):
* Claude Code is a command-line tool that can access GitHub repositories
* First, connect your Replit project to GitHub using Replit's Git integration: https://docs.replit.com/programming-ide/using-git-on-replit
* Then use Claude Code to interact with your GitHub repo
* Documentation: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/claude-code/overview
* Note: Claude Code is currently in limited research preview + you will also need an Anthropic API Key + to add some $-credits to be able to use their API.
2. Claude Desktop + MCP Servers:
* If you use Claude Desktop, you can set up Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for:
* GitHub access: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/github
* Filesystem access: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/fs
* This would let Claude access your code directly
* Setup guide: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs
The two options require some setup but offer more seamless integration. Let me know if you'd like more details on any of these approaches!
How would one actually implement the 2nd option. I have not coding or technical knowledge lol.
Hi Dev,
For Claude Desktop + MCP GitHub setup (non-technical version):
1. Download Claude Desktop: https://claude.ai/download
2. Install GitHub tool: Open Terminal/Command Prompt Type: pip install mcp-server-github
3. Configure Claude: Open Settings > Developer > Edit Config Add this text: { "mcpServers": { "github": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "mcp_server_github"] } } } Save and restart Claude
If you get stuck:
1. Check for typos in your configuration
2. Use Perplexity.ai to search for solutions to any errors
3. As mentioned in the "Getting Stuck" section here: https://roadto.pm/p/supercharge-claude-with-internet#a3e1 - "Getting stuck is normal. Even professional developers spend half their time debugging."
Hope this helps!