# MyAIGist MCP Quick Start Guide
Get up and running with MyAIGist MCP in 5 minutes.
## 1. Installation (2 minutes)
```bash
# Navigate to project
cd /Users/mikeschwimmer/myaigist_mcp
# Install dependencies (if not already installed)
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Verify environment
cat .env | grep OPENAI_API_KEY
# Should show your API key
```
## 2. Configure Claude Desktop (2 minutes)
Edit `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"myaigist": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/Users/mikeschwimmer/myaigist_mcp/server.py"]
}
}
}
```
**Restart Claude Desktop** - the MCP server will start automatically.
## 3. First Test (1 minute)
Open Claude Desktop and try:
```
"What's my system status?"
```
Expected response:
```json
{
"success": true,
"knowledge_base": {
"documents_count": 0,
"chunks_count": 0,
...
}
}
```
✅ If you see this, MyAIGist MCP is working!
## Common Commands
### Process a Document
```
Upload a PDF and say:
"Process this document with a standard summary"
```
### Ask Questions
```
"What are the main points in the document?"
```
### List Documents
```
"Show me all my documents"
```
### Transcribe Media
```
Upload an audio/video file and say:
"Transcribe this file"
```
### Clear Everything
```
"Clear all my documents"
```
## Troubleshooting
### MCP server not appearing
```bash
# Check Claude Desktop logs
tail -f ~/.config/claude/logs/mcp.log
# Verify server syntax
python3 -m py_compile /Users/mikeschwimmer/myaigist_mcp/server.py
```
### Import errors
```bash
# Test imports
cd /Users/mikeschwimmer/myaigist_mcp
python3 -c "from mcp_agents.summarizer import Summarizer; print('✅ OK')"
```
### API errors
```bash
# Verify API key
python3 -c "import os; from dotenv import load_dotenv; load_dotenv(); print('Key starts with:', os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')[:10])"
```
## Next Steps
1. **Read full documentation:** `README.md`
2. **Run comprehensive tests:** `TESTING.md`
3. **Try common workflows:**
- Single document Q&A
- Multi-document research
- Media transcription
- Batch processing
## Support
- **Logs:** `~/.config/claude/logs/mcp.log`
- **Data:** `data/vector_store.pkl`
- **Audio:** `audio/speech_*.mp3`
---
**You're ready!** Start uploading documents and asking questions.
