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This MCP server implements a local MCP endpoint that Claude Desktop (and other MCP clients) can connect to in order to enrich AI conversations with custom data and tooling. After building the server, you run it with Node.js so that it exposes an MCP-compliant interface your client apps can query. You can register the server in Claude Desktop by pointing the client to the node runtime and the built entry point, allowing Claude to route prompts through your server's functions and data sources. The server is designed to work with the standard MCP workflow where the client sends a prompt to the MCP Server, which can fetch local or remote data, call tools, or perform computations before returning a structured response to the AI model.

Prerequisites:

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine
• Access to the MCP server repository you want to run

Steps:

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Build the MCP server (produces build/main.js or equivalent entry point)

npm run build

3. Locate the built entry point (as referenced in the project, e.g. build/main.js)

# example to verify the path
find `pwd` -maxdepth 2 -name main.js

4. Run/prepare for integration in Claude Desktop (see next step)

Integrate with Claude Desktop by configuring the MCP server entry path and ensuring Node.js is the runtime used (see the configuration snippet in the README).

Notes and tips:

• Ensure the path to the server entry point (e.g., build/main.js) is correct when configuring clients like Claude Desktop.
• If your environment requires a full path to Node (e.g., /usr/local/bin/node), provide it in the client config where applicable.
• The MCP server name in configurations can be any unique identifier you choose (here we used 'my').
• When troubleshooting, confirm that the server process is listening and reachable by the client, and check for any cross-origin or network restrictions if hosting remotely.
• The README example builds and then registers the server on macOS using Claude Desktop; adapt paths if you are on Windows or Linux and adjust file separators accordingly.