Claude Desktop MCP Setup: Config File Location & .mcpb Installation
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I spent two hours staring at Claude Desktop wondering why my MCP server wouldn't connect. The config looked perfect. The server ran fine standalone. But Claude showed no tools. The problem? A single trailing comma in my JSON config that Claude silently ignored.
This is everything I wish the docs had told me upfront.
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