How do I install the longhand mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

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Longhand MCP Server

If you're also coming from 0.5.x, run `longhand reconcile --fix` once to re-attribute multi-project sessions per the v0.6 inference improvements

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What is the Longhand MCP Server?

If you're also coming from 0.5.x, run longhand reconcile --fix once to re-attribute multi-project sessions per the v0.6 inference improvements (cd-into-project

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How to install the Longhand MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "longhand": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["longhand"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

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