MCP Environment Installation

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open-source protocol designed to provide context information to large language models (LLMs) in a standardized way. For more information about MCP, see Knowledge Encyclopedia

Using MCP in Cherry Studio

Below, using the edit feature as an example, we will demonstrate how to use MCP in Cherry Studio. Details can be found in the documentation .

Preparation: Install uv and bun

Cherry Studio currently only uses the built-in uv and bun,and will not reusethe uv and bun already installed on the system.

In Settings - MCP Server , click the Install button to automatically download and install it. Because it is downloaded directly from GitHub, the speed may be relatively slow, and there is a high chance of failure. Whether the installation is successful depends on whether there are files in the folder mentioned below.

Executable installation directory:

Windows: C:\Users\username\.cherrystudio\bin

macOS, Linux: ~/.cherrystudio/bin

bin directory

If installation fails normally:

You can create a soft link for the corresponding command in the system to this location; if there is no corresponding directory, you need to create it manually. You can also manually download the executable file and place it in this directory:

Bun: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/releases UV: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases