### Manually Start freshdesk_mcp Server for Testing (Bash)

Source: https://github.com/ivangrynenko/freshdesk_mcp/blob/main/README.md

Bash command to manually start the freshdesk_mcp server for testing purposes. It uses `uvx` to run the server and passes the Freshdesk API key and domain as environment variables via command-line arguments. Requires `uvx` and replacing placeholder values.

```bash
uvx freshdesk-mcp --env FRESHDESK_API_KEY=<your_api_key> --env FRESHDESK_DOMAIN=<your_domain>
```

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### Install freshdesk_mcp via Smithery CLI (Bash)

Source: https://github.com/ivangrynenko/freshdesk_mcp/blob/main/README.md

Command to automatically install the freshdesk_mcp server using the Smithery CLI tool, specifically targeting the Claude client. Requires `npx` and `@smithery/cli` to be installed.

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @effytech/freshdesk_mcp --client claude
```

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### Configure freshdesk_mcp in Claude Desktop (JSON)

Source: https://github.com/ivangrynenko/freshdesk_mcp/blob/main/README.md

JSON configuration snippet to add the freshdesk_mcp server to the `claude_desktop_config.json` file. It defines the command to run (`uvx freshdesk-mcp`) and sets environment variables for the Freshdesk API key and domain. Remember to replace the placeholder values.

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "freshdesk-mcp": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
        "freshdesk-mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "FRESHDESK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FRESHDESK_API_KEY>",
      "FRESHDESK_DOMAIN": "<YOUR_FRESHDESK_DOMAIN>"
    }
  }
}
```

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