Management Console
Pick your platform below. Click Configure Now to connect, or copy the config manually.
loading...The platform configs below will use this exact version. Choose how you want it installed:
Same as auto-updating but locked to a specific version. No extra install step.
The platform configs below already use the pinned version — just copy and go.
Puts the dollhousemcp command on your PATH. Faster startup.
npm install -g @dollhousemcp/mcp-server
Update later by re-running with the new version number.
Installs into a directory you choose. Good for running multiple versions side by side.
mkdir -p ~/mcp-servers && cd ~/mcp-servers
npm install @dollhousemcp/mcp-server
Then point your client config at: node ~/mcp-servers/node_modules/@dollhousemcp/mcp-server/dist/index.js
Pulls the latest version of DollhouseMCP on every startup. Uses npx @latest under the hood. Restart Claude Desktop after.
Download the .mcpb bundle and double-click it to install. Claude Desktop handles everything automatically — no terminal, no config editing. This installs a pinned copy that won't auto-update.
Add to your config file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"dollhousemcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@dollhousemcp/mcp-server@latest"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Adds DollhouseMCP to Claude Code, pulling the latest version on every startup.
Start a new conversation and you're ready.
claude mcp add dollhousemcp -- npx -y @dollhousemcp/mcp-server@latest
Add to ~/.claude.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"dollhousemcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@dollhousemcp/mcp-server@latest"]
}
}
}
After connecting, start a conversation and ask:
What DollhouseMCP tools do you have available?
You should see MCP-AQL endpoints. Then try:
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DollhouseMCP is free and open source. Commercial use has simple, fair terms.
You're using DollhouseMCP under the GNU Affero General Public License v3. No action needed — this is the default.
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License file: ~/.dollhouse/license.json