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Setting Up MCP Servers on Windows

A step-by-step guide to setting up Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for Claude Desktop on Windows.

Prerequisites

1. Install Node.js (v18.x or later)
   • Download from: https://nodejs.org/
   • Verify installation by opening Command Prompt (CMD) and running:

     node --version
     npm --version

paulirish

Option 1: Command-line download extension as zip and extract

extension_id=jifpbeccnghkjeaalbbjmodiffmgedin   # change this ID
curl -L -o "$extension_id.zip" "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&os=mac&arch=x86-64&nacl_arch=x86-64&prod=chromecrx&prodchannel=stable&prodversion=44.0.2403.130&x=id%3D$extension_id%26uc" 
unzip -d "$extension_id-source" "$extension_id.zip"

Thx to crxviewer for the magic download URL.