This is the English translation of my original Japanese article: https://zenn.dev/arvehisa/articles/use-remote-mcp-on-claude-mobile
Remote MCP Now Available on Claude Mobile Apps
Many users have been using Claude Desktop to access MCP functionality. Starting July 26, 2025, Claude mobile apps now support remote MCP servers as well.
https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/1948784311265894447
However, the setup process isn't immediately obvious, so I'm writing this article to help others who might be confused about the configuration.
Setup Process
In short, there's no way to configure remote MCP directly from the mobile app.
You need to add remote MCP URLs through the Claude.ai website. Configuring it on the web version automatically syncs the settings across Mobile, Desktop, and Web platforms.
Go to Settings => Connectors => Add Custom Connector
Here you enter the remote MCP name and URL.
Once configured, it will be reflected in the mobile app.
For those familiar with Claude Desktop's direct configuration, I understand the impulse to try configuring directly from the mobile app, but the inability to do so is indeed a gotcha.
This is mentioned in the official documentation, though it's not very prominently displayed:
https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/11503834-building-custom-connectors-via-remote-mcp-servers
As of July, Claude for iOS and Android also support remote MCP servers!
Users can use tools, prompts, and resources from remote servers that they've already added via claude.ai. Users cannot add new servers directly from Claude Mobile.
Mobile App Limitations
Claude Desktop supports both local and remote MCP. However, mobile apps cannot run local scripts, so only remote MCP is available.
Side Note
As a side note, I recently created a local Memory MCP to help Claude remember things about me:
https://dev.to/zhizhiarv/building-a-local-memory-mcp-for-claude-desktop-a-journey-of-ai-memory-5bmo
When I saw this new functionality, I immediately migrated my MCP to remote using Lambda Function URL + DynamoDB, so now Claude on mobile can remember things about me too. Very exciting!
Update: I also wrote an article about this migration.
https://dev.to/zhizhiarv/hosting-remote-mcp-server-on-aws-lambda-for-nearly-free-2h8j
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