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Merge pull request modelcontextprotocol#25 from modelcontextprotocol/justin/update-servers-instructions
Remove `npm install -g` instruction
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<Tabs>
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<Tab title="macOS">
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Install example servers">
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Let's start by getting the pre-built MCP servers:
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```bash
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npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/servers
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```
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This makes the MCP servers available as command-line tools that Claude Desktop can launch.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Create a sample database">
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Let's create a simple SQLite database for testing:
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"sqlite": {
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"command": "mcp-server-sqlite",
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"args": ["/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/test.db"]
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"command": "uvx",
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"args": [
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"mcp-server-sqlite",
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"--db-path",
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"/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/test.db"
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]
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}
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}
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}
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</Tab>
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<Tab title="Windows">
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Install example servers">
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Let's start by getting the pre-built MCP servers:
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```bash
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npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/servers
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```
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This makes the MCP servers available as command-line tools that Claude Desktop can launch.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Create a sample database">
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Let's create a simple SQLite database for testing:
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"sqlite": {
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"command": "mcp-server-sqlite",
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"args": ["C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\test.db"]
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"command": "uvx",
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"args": [
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"mcp-server-sqlite",
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"--db-path",
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"C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\test.db"
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]
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}
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}
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}

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