Set up Sonar in Claude Desktop
Edit one JSON config file, then restart the app. Once connected, Claude Desktop can look up apps, research keywords, audit ASO, mine reviews, and estimate revenue — live from the App Store and Google Play.
Get your API key
Create a key in Settings → Developers — keys start with aso_. New accounts get 50 free credits on signup, enough to try every tool. No account yet? Start a free trial.
Add the Sonar MCP server
The server is published as @sonarapp/mcp on npm and runs via npx — no global install. Add the sonar entry to your Claude Desktop config file:
claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sonar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@sonarapp/mcp"],
"env": {
"SONAR_API_KEY": "aso_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}Replace aso_your_key_here with the key from step 1.
Verify it works
Fully quit Claude Desktop (Cmd+Q — closing the window isn't enough) and reopen it. The 22 sonar_* tools appear in the tool picker.
Try this first prompt
Use Sonar to run an ASO audit on Duolingo on iOS in the US store. Summarize the score and the top 3 fixes you'd make first.What you get back: a 0–100 ASO score with itemized checks, turned into a prioritized fix list by your AI.
Connected? Raid the prompt library.
Ten copy-paste prompts for keyword gaps, review mining, ASO audits, localization, and launch tracking — they work as-is in Claude Desktop. On the Full plan, AI can even set up your workspace — add your app, link competitors, track keywords.