Windows MCP Server

Windows MCP server setup differs from Mac by requiring absolute file paths and explicit node.exe references instead of npx commands. The installation

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What is the Windows MCP Server?

Windows MCP server setup differs from Mac by requiring absolute file paths and explicit node.exe references instead of npx commands. The installation requires

The short version

This guide assumes you have performed a basic MCP install on Windows 10. Guide created by Claude Desktop app running MCP servers.

What it needs from you

  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator 2. Verify npm installation: 3. Check npm's global installation directory: Note: Should point to C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\npm

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Maintainer setup documentation.

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ToolWhat it does
server-sequentialthinking\

How to install the Windows MCP Server

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

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator 2. Verify npm installation: 3. Check npm's global installation directory: Note: Should point to C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\npm

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Windows to server-sequential.”
  • “Use Windows to Case.”
  • “Use Windows to MacOS.”

Frequently asked questions

MacOS uses relative paths and `npx` commands, while Windows requires absolute file paths and explicit references to `node.exe`. MacOS global packages reside in `/usr/local/lib/node_modules`; Windows stores them in `%APPDATA%\npm\node_modules`. Configuration files on Windows must use double backslashes (`\\`) in paths.