From 738e4f7dce830b72092d95cec3ae7d17c91f0d7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Valladares Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:00:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document Windows Claude Desktop update flow --- README.md | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dc7973e..57b2f0d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -133,7 +133,30 @@ claude mcp add vestige vestige-mcp -s user Full Intel Mac guide (build-from-source + troubleshooting): [`docs/INSTALL-INTEL-MAC.md`](docs/INSTALL-INTEL-MAC.md). -**Windows:** Prebuilt binaries ship but `usearch 2.24.0` hit an MSVC compile break ([usearch#746](https://github.com/unum-cloud/usearch/issues/746)); we've pinned `=2.23.0` until upstream fixes it. Source builds work with: +**Windows + Claude Desktop (recommended):** + +Fully quit Claude Desktop from the system tray, then install or update Vestige from PowerShell: + +```powershell +npm install -g vestige-mcp-server@latest +vestige-mcp --version +``` + +Open `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` and point Claude Desktop at the installed MCP command: + +```json +{ + "mcpServers": { + "vestige": { + "command": "vestige-mcp" + } + } +} +``` + +If Claude Desktop cannot find `vestige-mcp`, run `where vestige-mcp` in PowerShell and use the exact `.cmd` path it prints as `command`. Example: `"C:\\Users\\you\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\vestige-mcp.cmd"`. Reopen Claude Desktop after saving. Once v2.1.0 is installed, future binary updates can run with `vestige update`. + +**Windows source build:** Prebuilt binaries ship but `usearch 2.24.0` hit an MSVC compile break ([usearch#746](https://github.com/unum-cloud/usearch/issues/746)); we've pinned `=2.23.0` until upstream fixes it. Source builds work with: ```bash git clone https://github.com/samvallad33/vestige && cd vestige