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altcheck for Claude Desktop

io.github.aziizbg/altcheck

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client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install altcheck in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altcheck": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "altcheck"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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