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mcp-setup

MCP server installation and configuration. Use when asked to install, configure, or troubleshoot MCP servers for Claude Code or Claude Desktop.

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MCP server installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

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MCP Setup

MCP server installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Currently Installed

Server

Package

Purpose

filesystem

mcp-server-filesystem

File ops in Projects dir

postgres

mcp-server-postgres

PostgreSQL queries

ssh

ssh-mcp

SSH command execution

crawl4ai

crawl4ai-mcp (pip)

Web scraping (free)

playwright

@playwright/mcp

Browser automation

Config Locations

Client

File

Claude Code

~/.claude.json

Claude Desktop

%APPDATA%\Claude\config.json

Install Commands

# npm global installs npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres npm install -g ssh-mcp npm install -g @playwright/mcp # Python pip install crawl4ai-mcp

Claude Code Config (~/.claude.json)

{ "mcpServers": { "filesystem": { "command": "mcp-server-filesystem", "args": ["C:\\Users\\neely\\Projects"] }, "postgres": { "command": "mcp-server-postgres", "args": ["postgresql://postgres:Password@localhost:5432/postgres"] }, "ssh": { "command": "ssh-mcp", "args": [] }, "crawl4ai": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "crawl4ai_mcp"] } } }

Recommended Additional Servers

High Priority

ssh-manager (@bvisible/mcp-ssh-manager) - 37 tools for SSH management

n8n (@czlonkowski/n8n-mcp) - n8n workflow automation (needs API key)

postgres-pro (@crystaldba/postgres-mcp) - Advanced PostgreSQL features

Medium Priority

git (@modelcontextprotocol/server-git) - Git operations

github (@modelcontextprotocol/server-github) - GitHub API (needs token)

Lower Priority

fetch - Web content fetching

puppeteer - Headless browser automation

Troubleshooting

Restart Claude Code after config changes

Check claude --debug for MCP loading errors

Verify package installed: npm list -g <package>

Test command manually: mcp-server-filesystem --help

MCP Setup

MCP server installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Currently Installed

Server	Package	Purpose
filesystem	mcp-server-filesystem	File ops in Projects dir
postgres	mcp-server-postgres	PostgreSQL queries
ssh	ssh-mcp	SSH command execution
crawl4ai	crawl4ai-mcp (pip)	Web scraping (free)
playwright	@playwright/mcp	Browser automation

Config Locations

Client	File
Claude Code	`~/.claude.json`
Claude Desktop	`%APPDATA%\Claude\config.json`

Install Commands

# npm global installs
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres
npm install -g ssh-mcp
npm install -g @playwright/mcp

# Python
pip install crawl4ai-mcp

Claude Code Config (~/.claude.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "mcp-server-filesystem",
      "args": ["C:\\Users\\neely\\Projects"]
    },
    "postgres": {
      "command": "mcp-server-postgres",
      "args": ["postgresql://postgres:Password@localhost:5432/postgres"]
    },
    "ssh": {
      "command": "ssh-mcp",
      "args": []
    },
    "crawl4ai": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "crawl4ai_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Recommended Additional Servers

High Priority

ssh-manager (@bvisible/mcp-ssh-manager) - 37 tools for SSH management
n8n (@czlonkowski/n8n-mcp) - n8n workflow automation (needs API key)
postgres-pro (@crystaldba/postgres-mcp) - Advanced PostgreSQL features

Medium Priority

git (@modelcontextprotocol/server-git) - Git operations
github (@modelcontextprotocol/server-github) - GitHub API (needs token)

Lower Priority

fetch - Web content fetching
puppeteer - Headless browser automation

Troubleshooting

Restart Claude Code after config changes
Check claude --debug for MCP loading errors
Verify package installed: npm list -g <package>
Test command manually: mcp-server-filesystem --help