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claude mcp add stackexchange-mcp -- npx -y stackexchange-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"stackexchange-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"stackexchange-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.stackexchange-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "stackexchange-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"stackexchange-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"stackexchange-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"stackexchange-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"stackexchange-mcp"
]
}
}
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