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essentials for Claude Desktop

io.github.fieldcure/essentials

Essential MCP server: HTTP, web search, downloads, Wolfram|Alpha, shell, JS, file I/O, memory.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:nuget

Install essentials in Claude Desktop

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "essentials": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "FieldCure.Mcp.Essentials",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_ENGINE": "<ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_ENGINE>",
        "ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<ESSENTIALS_SEARCH_API_KEY>",
        "SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "SERPAPI_API_KEY": "<SERPAPI_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "WOLFRAM_APPID": "<WOLFRAM_APPID>",
        "ESSENTIALS_MEMORY_PATH": "<ESSENTIALS_MEMORY_PATH>",
        "ESSENTIALS_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY": "<ESSENTIALS_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY>",
        "ESSENTIALS_SETTINGS_PATH": "<ESSENTIALS_SETTINGS_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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