Claude Desktop connects to Monday through the CData MCP Server for Monday using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When you launch Claude, it automatically detects MCP connections registered during setup. These connections are created and saved using the MCP Configuration Tool, which is installed with the MCP Server.

Each saved connection is recognized by Claude and can be referenced by name when asking questions.

Installing Claude

Claude Desktop is a standalone application that enables natural language querying across supported data sources using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

To connect to Monday via MCP, you first need to install the Claude Desktop application.

You can download the latest version from the official Claude Download Page.

After installing Claude Desktop, you can configure your MCP connection using the CData MCP Driver for Monday.

How Claude Uses the Server

When you ask Claude a question, it launches the corresponding MCP Server connection, reads the available tool descriptions provided by the connector, and generates a secure query in the background.

There is no need to write SQL or teach Claude how to query your data. Each tool is self-describing, and Claude consumes those descriptions to determine how to retrieve the right information.

Example Prompts

After setup, you can ask Claude natural-language questions like:

• "Which tasks are overdue across all boards?"
• "Show me all tasks assigned to me that are due this week."
• "What are the tasks marked as high priority but not yet started?"
• "Which items were updated in the last 24 hours?"
• "List all boards where the 'Status' column has a value of 'Waiting for Review'."
• "Which users have not updated any tasks in the past 30 days?"
• "Show me tasks created by John Smith in the last 2 weeks."
• "List all updates on items in the 'Client Onboarding' board from the past 7 days."
• "Which items have no updates or comments at all?"
• "Which automations have failed in the last month, and on which boards?"

Claude securely executes the query using the MCP Server and responds using the live results from Monday.