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Writing MCP for Claude Desktop

io.github.hannasdev/mcp-writing

Metadata-first fiction editing and reasoning tools for long-form writing projects.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Writing MCP in Claude Desktop

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-writing": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanna84/mcp-writing"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WRITING_SYNC_DIR": "<WRITING_SYNC_DIR>",
        "DB_PATH": "<DB_PATH>",
        "OWNERSHIP_GUARD_MODE": "<OWNERSHIP_GUARD_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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