This guide explains how to connect your AI assistant to the AMF Doctrine MCP Server, regardless of your operating system or AI client.

📦 Prerequisites — Install Node.js

mcp-remote (the bridge that connects your AI client to the server) is a Node.js package. You don't need to know Node.js — it is only used to run mcp-remote.

Windows

1. Go to nodejs.org → download the LTS version
2. Run the .msi installer and follow the steps (leave all defaults)
3. Verify the installation in PowerShell:

node --version
npx --version

Both commands should return a version number (e.g. v20.11.0).

macOS

Option A — Official installer (recommended for beginners):

1. Go to nodejs.org → download the LTS version
2. Run the .pkg and follow the steps
3. Verify in Terminal:

node --version
npx --version

Option B — Homebrew (recommended if already installed):

brew install node

Linux

Ubuntu / Debian:

curl -fsSL <https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x> | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
node --version