Claude Desktop connects to LDAP through the CData MCP Server for LDAP 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 LDAP 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 LDAP.

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:

• "Who are all the users in the Marketing department?"
• "Which groups does Jane Doe belong to?"
• "Which users have not logged in within the past 90 days?"
• "Show me all disabled user accounts."
• "How many users are in each organizational unit (OU)?"
• "Find all users whose manager is John Smith."
• "Show all accounts locked due to failed login attempts."
• "When did Alice Johnson last log in?"
• "List all groups with more than 50 members."
• "Find all users created in the last 30 days."
• "What are the email addresses of all users in New York?"
• "Which users have the title 'Systems Administrator'?"

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