Need help understanding the installation process

[fbrier]

My question might be silly, but where do you run the npm install command. Is it on the system where Claude Code is running? Is it on the Penpot server? Where do you define the URL, userid and access token for the Penpot server? Regardless of whether you are running Penpot locally hosted in Docker, or in the Cloud, you should need to specify its location (URL). I don't see those variables mentioned in the Penpot MCP Server README.md.

I would love a dockerized Penpot MCP Server, but apparently there is not one although it is on the roadmap.

I tried installing the MCP server locally on the system with the coding agent using the process in the README.md and opened a browser to http://localhost:4402 and the page responded with "Upgrade required".

I am sure I am missing something basic. I have never used Penpot before. Thank you.

[opcode81]

where do you run the npm install command

All commands are to be run in the repo directory, i.e.

1. Clone the repo.
2. Change into the cloned directory.
3. Run commands there.

You run it on the same machine that you run your AI client (e.g. Claude Code) on.

Where do you define the URL, userid and access token for the Penpot server?

The README describes how to pass the URL to Claude Code and Claude Desktop. If you are using another client, check its documentation.
No userid or access tokens are required for Penpot.

opened a browser to http://localhost:4402/

Please follow the instructions in the README.
You open Penpot in your local browser, add the plugin as described and connect it to the MCP server.