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mcp/help-scout-mcp-server/install

install Help Scout MCP Server

pick your MCP client below. snippets, file paths and reload steps included.

source: extracted from upstream README — github.com/drewburchfield/help-scout-mcp-server

paste into

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

windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helpscout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "help-scout-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HELPSCOUT_APP_ID": "your-app-id",
        "HELPSCOUT_APP_SECRET": "your-app-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

then: Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd/Ctrl+Q) and reopen it.

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