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Expand Up @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Implementation of an MCP server for all [Apify Actors](https://apify.com/store).
This server enables interaction with one or more Apify Actors that can be defined in the MCP Server configuration.

The server can be used in two ways:
- **🇦 [MCP Server Actor](https://apify.com/apify/actors-mcp-server)** – HTTP server accessible via Server-Sent Events (SSE).
- **⾕ MCP Server Stdio** – Local server available via standard input/output (stdio).
- **🇦 [MCP Server Actor](https://apify.com/apify/actors-mcp-server)** – HTTP server accessible via Server-Sent Events (SSE). See the guide for [MCP Server Actor](#-mcp-server-actor)
- **⾕ MCP Server Stdio** – Local server available via standard input/output (stdio). See the guide for [MCP Server at local host](#-mcp-server-at-a-local-host)


If can also interact with the MCP server using chat-like UI with 💬 [Tester MCP Client](https://apify.com/jiri.spilka/tester-mcp-client)
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- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) (v18 or higher)
- [Apify API Token](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/api#api-token) (`APIFY_TOKEN`)

### Install

First, clone the repository using the following command:

```bash
git clone git@github.com:apify/actor-mcp-server.git
```
Navigate to the project directory and install the required dependencies:

```bash
cd actor-mcp-server
npm install
```

Before running the server, you need to build the project:

```bash
npm run build
```

#### Claude Desktop

To configure Claude Desktop to work with the MCP server, follow these steps. For a detailed guide, refer to the [Claude Desktop Users Guide](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user).
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#### Debugging NPM package @apify/actors-mcp-server with modelcontextprotocol/inspector
#### Debugging NPM package @apify/actors-mcp-server with @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

To debug the server, use the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector) tool:

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