Turn it on
Click the cog on the control bar to open Settings, choose Integrations and scroll to Connected apps. Switch on Let apps on this Mac use your Library. On Windows the switch says this computer. You need a way to run sessions before you can switch it on: a connected assistant, the model on your computer, or an active plan.Add StageWhisper to Claude Desktop
- Click Connect an app and choose Claude Desktop.
- Pick what Claude can do and for how long.
- Click Add to Claude. Claude Desktop opens and asks to install StageWhisper.
- Click Install in Claude.
Connect another app
Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT and Windsurf each have their own setup text. For any other app that keeps a list of tool servers, choose Other app.- Click Connect an app and choose the app.
- Pick what it can do and for how long, then click Connect.
- Follow the steps above the setup text, then click Done.
What an app can do
Apps that can make changes or follow calls get an hour unless you pick longer. You can choose For 1 hour, Until tomorrow or Until I remove it.
What a connected app reads goes to that app, and on to whichever AI service it uses. For Claude Desktop, that’s Anthropic.