Stage 2: Install dependencies

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Introduction

In this stage, you will install required dependencies with uv - a fast Python dependency manager that simplifies package installation and running servers.

The steps

{% stepper %} {% step %} Install uv

Run the following command from a terminal window:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

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{% step %} Restart terminal

Quit and restart the terminal, then run the following command to check your uv version:

uv --version

You should see a version number - for example:

 

If the `uv` installation hasn't worked after completing the above steps, try installing it manually.

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Installing uv manually

If you have completed the steps above, but uv fails to install, follow the steps below from a terminal window.

{% stepper %} {% step %} Change into the required folder

In a terminal window, run the following command:

cd ~/patchworks-mcp

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{% step %} Create & activate a virtual environment

Run the following command:

uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate

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{% step %} Install dependencies

Run the following command:

uv pip install "mcp[cli]>=0.1.0" "pydantic>=2.7" "python-dotenv>=1.0" "requests>=2.32"

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{% step %} Configure your environment

Go to Stage 3: Configure your environment & run the server. {% endstep %} {% endstepper %}