Step-by-step setup guide. Expect 15–25 minutes if you copy/paste in order.
You'll end up with:
- Homebrew — macOS package manager (installs developer tools from the Terminal).
- Claude Code — Anthropic's command-line AI assistant.
- uv — a fast Python package + tool manager.
- mcm-engine — an MCP server that gives Claude long-term memory (rules, prior findings, error history) across sessions.