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methods-mcp for Claude Desktop

io.github.flynnlachendro/methods-mcp

MCP server for structured methods extraction + reproducibility heuristics on academic papers.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install methods-mcp in Claude Desktop

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "methods-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "methods-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "METHODS_MCP_MODEL": "<METHODS_MCP_MODEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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