Generating Connection Configurations

Let’s walk through generating a configuration for Claude Desktop as an example.

Example: Connecting Claude Desktop

1. Open the Client Conductor Configurator
2. Platform: Windows (auto-detected)
3. AI Client: Select “Claude Desktop” from dropdown
4. Transport: STDIO (auto-selected)
5. Auth Mode: None (default)
6. Click “Generate”

The right panel shows a JSON configuration block containing your mcpServers entry with gamecatalyst as the server name, python as the command, and the full path to your Conductor script (for example, C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Vexstorm Studios\GameCatalyst\Core\Conductor\gamecatalyst-conductor.py).

Installation instructions shown:

1. Copy the configuration above
2. Open Claude Desktop
3. Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config
4. Paste into the mcpServers section of claude_desktop_config.json
5. Save and restart Claude Desktop completely
6. Look for the hammer icon (🔨) to verify connection

Example: Connecting ChatGPT

1. Open the Client Conductor Configurator
2. AI Client: Select “ChatGPT”
3. Transport: Web Relay (auto-selected)
4. Click “Generate”

The right panel shows your relay URL (e.g., https://webrelay.vexstorm.com/relay/abc123/mcp) and instructions:

1. Enable Developer Mode in ChatGPT (Settings → Apps and Connectors → Advanced)
2. Start the Web Relay in GameCatalyst Dashboard Status tab
3. In ChatGPT, click “+” → Connectors → Add MCP connector
4. Paste the relay URL
5. ChatGPT connects automatically

The Configurator adapts instructions for each client, showing exactly what you need to do.

What the generated config contains:

For STDIO clients, the config includes a mcpServers entry with the server name (gamecatalyst), the command to run (python), and the full path to the Conductor script on your machine. The path is automatically determined based on your operating system and Central Installation Directory location.

Client-specific instructions:

The right panel shows step-by-step instructions tailored to your selected client. For Claude Desktop: open Settings, go to Developer, click Edit Config, paste into the mcpServers section, restart completely. For ChatGPT: enable Developer Mode, start the Web Relay, add an MCP connector with the relay URL. For Cursor: edit the mcp.json file in your home directory. Every client has its own path, and the Configurator knows them all.

Testing the connection:

After configuring your AI client, restart it completely (not just a window refresh — a full close and reopen). Then verify the connection is working by following the steps in the next topic.