docs: add Claude Desktop as a supported client (#30653)

Closes
[DOCS-1198](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-1198/document-claude-desktop-as-a-supported-coder-client)

Adds Claude Desktop alongside the other supported clients and IDEs. Once
the Coder CLI is installed and logged in, running workspaces appear in
Claude Desktop.

## Changes

- New page `docs/user-guides/workspace-access/claude-desktop.md`:
prerequisites, setup, troubleshooting.
- New `## Claude Desktop` section in `workspace-access/index.md`.
- Registered the page in `docs/manifest.json`.
- Added Claude Desktop to the IDE list in the glossary.

## Notes

- Setup steps checked against `docs/reference/cli/` and the existing SSH
docs.
- `make fmt/markdown`, `lint/markdown`, `lint/docs-manifest`,
`lint/emdash`, `lint/docs-html` pass.

> 🤖 This PR was created with the help of Coder Agents, and needs a human
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"title": "Antigravity",
"description": "Access your Coder workspace with the Antigravity agentic code editor over SSH.",
"path": "./user-guides/workspace-access/antigravity.md"
},
{
"title": "Claude Desktop",
"description": "Let Claude Desktop access your Coder workspaces.",
"path": "./user-guides/workspace-access/claude-desktop.md"
}
]
},
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ children:
- title: Antigravity
description: Access your Coder workspace with the Antigravity agentic code editor over SSH.
path: ./user-guides/workspace-access/antigravity.md
- title: Claude Desktop
description: Let Claude Desktop access your Coder workspaces.
path: ./user-guides/workspace-access/claude-desktop.md
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### Supported editors and IDEs
The editors and IDEs that connect to Coder workspaces, including [VS Code](../user-guides/workspace-access/vscode.md), [code-server](../user-guides/workspace-access/code-server.md), [Cursor](../user-guides/workspace-access/cursor.md), [Devin Desktop](../user-guides/workspace-access/devin-desktop.md), [Antigravity](../user-guides/workspace-access/antigravity.md), [Zed](../user-guides/workspace-access/zed.md), and JetBrains IDEs through [Gateway](../user-guides/workspace-access/jetbrains/gateway.md) and [Toolbox](../user-guides/workspace-access/jetbrains/toolbox.md).
The editors and IDEs that connect to Coder workspaces, including [VS Code](../user-guides/workspace-access/vscode.md), [code-server](../user-guides/workspace-access/code-server.md), [Cursor](../user-guides/workspace-access/cursor.md), [Devin Desktop](../user-guides/workspace-access/devin-desktop.md), [Antigravity](../user-guides/workspace-access/antigravity.md), [Claude Desktop](../user-guides/workspace-access/claude-desktop.md), [Zed](../user-guides/workspace-access/zed.md), and JetBrains IDEs through [Gateway](../user-guides/workspace-access/jetbrains/gateway.md) and [Toolbox](../user-guides/workspace-access/jetbrains/toolbox.md).
### Swagger
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---
title: Claude Desktop
---
[Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download) is Anthropic's desktop app for Claude.
Claude Desktop can list your running Coder workspaces, so you can connect to them from the app.
> [!NOTE]
> This integration is implemented by Claude Desktop, not by Coder.
> Anthropic's documentation doesn't currently describe it, and the behavior can change between Claude Desktop versions.
## Prerequisites
- [Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download) installed on your local machine.
- The [Coder CLI](../../install/cli.md) installed and on your `PATH`.
- The Coder CLI authenticated with your deployment:
```sh
coder login <deployment-url>
```
- At least one running workspace.
## Set up Claude Desktop
1. Install the Coder CLI and confirm `coder version` works in your terminal.
1. Authenticate the CLI with your deployment:
```sh
coder login <deployment-url>
```
1. Restart Claude Desktop.
Your running workspaces appear in Claude Desktop.
## Troubleshooting
If your workspaces don't appear in Claude Desktop, check the following:
1. The Coder CLI is installed and on your `PATH`.
Run `coder version`.
1. You're logged in.
Run `coder login <deployment-url>` if needed.
1. The workspace is running.
## Next steps
Claude Desktop connects to workspaces you already have.
To explore other ways to use Claude with Coder:
- [Agent Relay for Claude Code](../../ai-coder/agent-relay/claude-code.md):
run Claude Code's cloud sessions inside self-hosted Coder workspaces.
Unlike the Claude Desktop integration, Agent Relay orchestrates the workspaces itself.
It creates a workspace from a template for each session and deletes it when the session ends, instead of using your existing workspaces.
Visit the [Agent Relay overview](../../ai-coder/agent-relay/index.md) for how it works.
- [Claude Code with AI Gateway](../../ai-coder/ai-gateway/clients/claude-code.md):
route Claude Code running in a workspace through AI Gateway.
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Read more about [using Antigravity with your workspace](./antigravity.md).
## Claude Desktop
[Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download) is Anthropic's desktop app for Claude.
Once the Coder CLI is installed and logged in, your running workspaces appear in Claude Desktop.
Read more about [using Claude Desktop with your workspace](./claude-desktop.md).
## JetBrains IDEs
We support JetBrains IDEs using