# Connect Claude (web & desktop) to HighLevel (GHL): Setup, Business Dashboard & App Integrations

> Claude connects to HighLevel two ways. Claude Desktop can use the official HighLevel MCP server directly through mcp-remote with your token in a local config. Claude on the web needs a header bridge, because custom connectors take a URL and HighLevel authenticates with a header.

Last verified: October 25, 2026 · Source page: https://ghlfounders.com/agents/claude-ai

## Key facts
| Fact | Claude (web & desktop) |
| --- | --- |
| Maker | Anthropic |
| Type | Chat assistants |
| Launched | Custom connectors available |
| Access & price | Paid Claude plans; Team/Enterprise owners add connectors |
| Where it lives | claude.ai, Claude Desktop and mobile |
| Route to HighLevel | Header bridge or HighLevel MCP |
| Always on | No |
| Approval controls | You confirm tool use in chat |
| Scheduling | No |
| Runs on | Anthropic cloud (web) or your computer (Desktop) |
| Official GHL MCP tools | Yes (Desktop direct, web via bridge) |

## How Claude (web & desktop) connects to HighLevel
- **Header bridge:** Uses a small proxy you host that adds HighLevel's auth headers, because the app only accepts a URL.
- **HighLevel MCP:** Connects straight to HighLevel's official MCP server with a Private Integration Token kept on your machine or server.

## Set up Claude (web & desktop) with HighLevel in 3 steps
1. Create a Private Integration Token in the sub-account (Settings → Private Integrations).
2. Claude Desktop: Settings → Developer → Edit Config and paste the snippet. Web: deploy the bridge and add its URL under Settings → Connectors.
3. Restart, enable the connector in a chat and ask for your newest contacts.

Claude Desktop config:

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "highlevel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/mcp/",
        "--header", "Authorization:${GHL_AUTH}",
        "--header", "locationId:${GHL_LOCATION_ID}"],
      "env": { "GHL_AUTH": "Bearer <token, local only>", "GHL_LOCATION_ID": "<location id>" }
    }
  }
}
```

## Best HighLevel jobs for Claude (web & desktop)
- Ad-hoc CRM questions: "Who hasn't been contacted this week?"
- Drafting follow-ups from conversation history
- Building reports from opportunity data

## Use Claude (web & desktop) as your HighLevel business dashboard
Ask Claude for an on-demand dashboard: a summary of today's HighLevel pipeline next to Gmail and Drive context, or a quick chart of leads by source.

## Connect HighLevel to your other business apps with Claude (web & desktop)
Business app reach: Claude connectors + any remote MCP server

| App category | How Claude (web & desktop) reaches it |
| --- | --- |
| Email, calendar, docs | Gmail, Google Calendar and Drive connectors |
| Team & projects | Slack, Notion, Asana and other directory connectors |
| Anything with MCP | Custom connectors to remote MCP servers |


## Permissions to grant
- contacts.readonly
- conversations.readonly
- opportunities.readonly

## Limits and watch-outs
- Web connectors need a bridge for header auth.
- Claude Desktop needs Node.js for npx.
- Not always-on; use Claude Duet for scheduled work.

## FAQ
### Can claude.ai connect to HighLevel without code?
Only through a catalog connector like Zapier or Composio. The official MCP server needs a header bridge for the web app.

### Is Claude Desktop different?
Yes. Desktop can run mcp-remote locally and send HighLevel's headers, so it connects directly.

### Can Claude (web & desktop) connect HighLevel to Gmail, Slack, QuickBooks and my other apps?
Yes, within its reach: Claude connectors + any remote MCP server. Email, calendar, docs: Gmail, Google Calendar and Drive connectors. Team & projects: Slack, Notion, Asana and other directory connectors. Anything with MCP: Custom connectors to remote MCP servers.

### Can Claude (web & desktop) power a HighLevel business dashboard?
Ask Claude for an on-demand dashboard: a summary of today's HighLevel pipeline next to Gmail and Drive context, or a quick chart of leads by source.

## Sources
- [About connectors (Claude Help)](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-about-connectors)
- [How to Setup and Use the HighLevel MCP Server](https://help.gohighlevel.com/support/solutions/articles/155000005741)
- [HighLevel MCP developer docs](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/other/mcp)