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First install `uv` (`brew install uv`).
Then, create a file named `server_config.json` (or the file name required by your MCP client)
with the following content:
with the following content, using `uvx` with version pinning to ensure you always get the
latest stable release:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"airbyte": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from=airbyte", "airbyte-mcp"],
"args": ["--python=3.11", "--from=airbyte@latest", "airbyte-mcp"],
"env": {
"AIRBYTE_MCP_ENV_FILE": "/path/to/my/.mcp/airbyte_mcp.env"
}
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}
```
If you prefer to pre-install, first run `uv install airbyte` or `pipx install airbyte`,
and then create the configuration file as follows:
Alternatively, if you prefer to pre-install (though `uvx` with `airbyte@latest` is
recommended for automatic updates), first run `uv tool install airbyte` or
`pipx install airbyte`, and then create the configuration file as follows:
```json
{
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