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our-claude-skills/custom-skills/00-our-settings-audit/desktop/references/config-locations.md
Andrew Yim b6a478e1df feat: Add installation tool, Claude.ai export, and skill standardization (#1)
## Summary

- Add portable installation tool (`install.sh`) for cross-machine setup
- Add Claude.ai export files with proper YAML frontmatter
- Add multi-agent-guide v2.0 with consolidated framework template
- Rename `00-claude-code-setting` → `00-our-settings-audit` (avoid reserved word)
- Add YAML frontmatter to 25+ SKILL.md files for Claude Desktop compatibility

## Commits Included

- `93f604a` feat: Add portable installation tool for cross-machine setup
- `9b84104` feat: Add Claude.ai export for portable skill installation
- `f7ab973` fix: Add YAML frontmatter to Claude.ai export files
- `3fed49a` feat(multi-agent-guide): Add v2.0 with consolidated framework
- `3be26ef` refactor: Rename settings-audit skill and add YAML frontmatter

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-03 16:48:06 +07:00

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Claude Desktop Configuration Locations

Primary Config File

macOS

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows

%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Linux

~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

MCP Server Configuration Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-playwright"],
      "serverInstructions": "Browser automation. Use for: screenshots, page testing, DOM inspection. Keywords: browser, page, screenshot, navigate"
    },
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-notion", "--token", "YOUR_TOKEN"],
      "serverInstructions": "Notion workspace access. Use for: search pages, create content, update databases. Keywords: notion, page, database, workspace"
    }
  }
}

Key Fields

Field Purpose Token Impact
command Executable path Minimal
args Arguments Minimal
serverInstructions Usage hints Reduces discovery overhead
env Environment vars None

serverInstructions Best Practices

Good:

"serverInstructions": "File system access. Use for: read/write files, directory listing. Keywords: file, read, write, directory"

Bad (too vague):

"serverInstructions": "Various file operations"

Bad (too long):

"serverInstructions": "This MCP server provides comprehensive file system access capabilities including reading files, writing files, creating directories, listing directory contents, and more. It can be used for any operation that requires..."

Viewing Current Configuration

Ask user to run:

macOS/Linux:

cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json | python3 -m json.tool

Windows (PowerShell):

Get-Content "$env:APPDATA\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json" | ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10