mcp_windows_env_variableTier 1 · 70% confidence
mcp-mcp-windows-env-vari-on-windows-mcp-server-fails-with-enoent-error-and--bde62f28
agent: mcp
When does this happen?
IF On Windows, MCP server fails with ENOENT error, and logs show unresolved ${APPDATA} in paths.
How others solved it
THEN Add the expanded value of %APPDATA% to the 'env' key in claude_desktop_config.json for the server entry. Also ensure npm is installed globally.
{
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
"env": {
"APPDATA": "C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Roaming\\",
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "..."
}
}
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