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