Add the Recallium plugin to Claude Desktop so your chats can use project memory
The Claude Desktop plugin is available on macOS and Windows. The plugin activates for technical conversations or when you explicitly ask for Recallium. It stays quiet for unrelated one-off questions.
1
Connect Claude Desktop to Recallium
Run the installer and select Claude Desktop on the installer screen. The installer registers the Recallium connector in Claude Desktop.
npx -y recallium@latest install
2
Restart Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop loads the Recallium connector only when it starts. Quit Claude Desktop completely, then start it again. If a browser window opens, sign in to Recallium once.
On Windows, closing the window is not enough. Claude Desktop keeps running in the system tray. Right-click the Claude icon in the system tray, click Quit, then start Claude Desktop again.
3
Download the plugin
Download Claude-Desktop-Chat-Plugin.zip. Keep it zipped.The plugin carries the Recallium skill only. Its tools come from the connector that the installer registered.
4
Open the plugin upload screen
In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Plugins. Select Add, then select Upload plugin.
Select Add, then Upload plugin.
5
Choose the zip
Drag the zip into Plugin file, or browse to it. Then select Upload.
Add the zip under Plugin file, then select Upload.
Recallium appears in your plugins. It asks which project to load when a technical chat begins.
Claude Desktop shows a trust notice for every plugin you upload yourself.
6
Choose when Claude can use Recallium tools
Open Customize > Connectors, then select recallium. Under Tool permissions, choose when Claude can use each group of tools.To let Claude read your project context without asking each time, set Read-only tools to Always allow.
Set Read-only tools to Always allow to skip the approval prompt for each lookup.
