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13 changes: 12 additions & 1 deletion README.md
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- `list_inbox()` — view previously fetched content
- `detect_platform(url)` — identify platform from URL

Claude Code config (`~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json`):
Register it with Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add x-reader -- python /path/to/x-reader/mcp_server.py
```

That writes `.mcp.json` in the current project; `--scope user` writes `~/.claude.json`
instead, making the server available everywhere. The same entry by hand, in `.mcp.json`:

```json
{
"mcpServers": {
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}
```

Claude Desktop is a different product with its own `claude_desktop_config.json`, in its
application-support directory — not under `~/.claude/`. It takes the same `mcpServers` block.

## Supported Platforms

| Platform | Text Fetch | Video/Audio Transcript |
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python mcp_server.py # stdio transport (for Claude Code)
python mcp_server.py --transport sse # SSE transport (for web clients)

Claude Code config (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
Register with Claude Code (writes .mcp.json in the project; --scope user writes
~/.claude.json instead):
claude mcp add x-reader -- python /path/to/x-reader/mcp_server.py

The same entry by hand, in .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"x-reader": {
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}
}
}

Claude Desktop is a separate product with its own claude_desktop_config.json, in its
application-support directory -- not under ~/.claude/.
"""

import asyncio
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