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docs: improve Claude Desktop restart instructions in troubleshooting (modelcontextprotocol#1620)
* docs: improve Claude Desktop restart instructions in troubleshooting * Update docs/docs/develop/build-server.mdx Co-authored-by: Jonathan Hefner <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: sdmcraft <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jonathan Hefner <[email protected]>
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2. Make sure the path to your project is absolute and not relative
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3. Restart Claude for Desktop completely
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<Warning>
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To properly restart Claude for Desktop, you must fully quit the application:
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- **Windows**: Right-click the Claude icon in the system tray (which may be hidden in the "hidden icons" menu) and select "Quit" or "Exit".
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- **macOS**: Use Cmd+Q or select "Quit Claude" from the menu bar.
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Simply closing the window does not fully quit the application, and your MCP server configuration changes will not take effect.
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</Warning>
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**Tool calls failing silently**
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If Claude attempts to use the tools but they fail:

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