Trevorwilkerson Windows MCP Server Installation Verification Guide

🚀 Windows-MCP-Server-Installation-Verification-Guide

This guide provides a detailed process for installing and verifying the MCP server on Windows. It also highlights the differences between Windows and Mac installations, ensuring you can run the MCP server smoothly on your Windows system.

🚀 Quick Start

This guide assumes you've completed the basic installation of MCP on Windows 10. It's created by the Claude desktop application to help you run the MCP server on Windows.

✨ Features

• Clear Installation Steps: Provides step - by - step instructions for installation, verification, and configuration.
• Cross - Platform Comparison: Highlights the differences between Windows and Mac installations, making it easy to understand and operate.

📦 Installation

Prerequisite Checks

1. Open the command prompt as an administrator.
2. Verify the npm installation:

   npm --version
   

3. Check the global installation directory of npm:

   npm config get prefix
   

   Note: It should point to C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\npm.

Installation Status Checks

1. Check if the package is installed:

   npm list -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking
   

2. Locate the Node.js executable:

   where node
   

   Note: It's usually located at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe.

Package Installation

1. If not installed, run:

   npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking
   

2. Verify successful installation:

   npm list -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking
   

Directory Structure Verification

1. Switch to the npm module directory:

   cd %APPDATA%\npm\node_modules\@modelcontextprotocol
   

2. Verify the folder structure:

   dir
   cd server-sequential-thinking
   dir
   cd dist
   dir
   

   Expected structure:

   - node_modules
     - @modelcontextprotocol
       - server-sequential-thinking
         - dist
           - index.js
   

💻 Usage Examples

Differences in Execution Commands

Windows:

node C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@modelcontextprotocol\server-sequential-thinking\dist\index.js

Mac:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking

Differences in Configuration Files

Windows Configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe",
      "args": [
        "C:\\Users\\<YourUsername>\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\@modelcontextprotocol\\server-sequential-thinking\\dist\\index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Mac Configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Other Notes

1. Path Handling
   • Windows: Requires using absolute paths and explicitly referencing node.exe.
   • Mac: Can use relative paths and npx.
2. Permission Issues
   • Windows: Ensure the command prompt is run as an administrator.
   • Mac: Usually doesn't require additional permission operations.
3. Environment Variables
   • Windows: The PATH environment variable needs to be set correctly to include the location of node.exe.
   • Mac: By default, npm and npx are configured in the PATH.
4. Verify Installation
   • Make sure Node.js and npm are correctly installed on your system.
   • You can verify the version information by running node -v and npm -v.

We hope this information helps you successfully install and run the MCP server on Windows! If you have any questions, feel free to refer to the relevant documentation or seek community support.