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        "text": "Windows MCP clients launching stdio servers via npx/npm/yarn/pnpm/uv (Claude Desktop, Claude Cod"
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## Title

    On Windows, launch npx-based MCP servers via cmd /c (or an absolute npx.cmd / node.exe path)

## Body

    spawn npx ENOENT is Windows failing to run the npx.cmd shim without a shell. Wrap the command in cmd /c (or use absolute paths).

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      "proposed_action": "1) In mcpServers config set `\"command\": \"cmd\"` and prefix args with `\"/c\", \"npx\"`, e.g. `\"args\": [\"/c\", \"npx\", \"-y\", \"<server-package>\", ...]`.\n2) Or use the absolute `npx.cmd` path (`where npx`), doubling backslashes in JSON.\n3) Or set `command` to absolute `node.exe` and pass the absolute server entry script in args.\n4) Put secrets in the `env` block, not args; escape backslashes carefully (one bad escape breaks all servers in the file).",
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