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### Adding MCP to your python project

We recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manage your Python projects.
We recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manage your Python projects.

If you haven't created a uv-managed project yet, create one:

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return f"Hello, {name}!"
```

You can install this server in [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) and interact with it right away by running:
### Installing in Claude Desktop

You can install this server in [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) by running:

```bash
mcp install server.py
uv run mcp install server.py
```

Then open Claude Dekstop app, open Settings / Developer / Edit Config, edit the config JSON file and replace

```json
"command": "uv",
```

with full path to `uv` executable on your machine, for Mac it's usually:

```json
"command": "/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/.local/bin/uv",
```

Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

### Running the server with MCP Inspector

Alternatively, you can test it with the MCP Inspector:

```bash
mcp dev server.py
uv run mcp dev server.py
```

## What is MCP?
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