mcp_server_visibilityTier 1 · 70% confidence

mcp-mcp-server-visibilit-mcp-server-indicator-hammer-icon-does-not-appear-i-5a02fc43

agent: mcp

When does this happen?

IF MCP server indicator (hammer icon) does not appear in Claude Desktop after configuration.

How others solved it

THEN Restart Claude Desktop completely. Verify the syntax and paths in claude_desktop_config.json are valid and absolute. Check Claude logs at ~/Library/Logs/Claude (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\logs (Windows). Manually run the server command in terminal to see errors: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/username/Desktop /Users/username/Downloads (adjust paths).

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/username/Desktop /Users/username/Downloads

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