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Expand Up @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Create your account or sign in during MCP onboarding. No separate website signup
**macOS and Linux**

```sh
bash -o pipefail -c 'curl -fsSL https://contextstream.io/scripts/mcp.sh | bash'
curl -fsSL https://contextstream.io/scripts/mcp.sh | bash
```

**Windows PowerShell**
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### Scripted and CI setup

`pipefail` makes the install command fail when the download fails, instead of
reporting success after installing nothing. `setup --yes` reads the key from
`CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY` or saved credentials, and needs `--workspace-id` when
the account has more than one workspace:
For automation, wrap the install in `pipefail` so it fails when the download
fails, instead of reporting success after installing nothing:

```bash
bash -o pipefail -c 'curl -fsSL https://contextstream.io/scripts/mcp.sh | bash'
```

`setup --yes` reads the key from `CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY` or saved credentials,
and needs `--workspace-id` when the account has more than one workspace:

```bash
export CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY=... # or: printf %s "$KEY" | contextstream-mcp configure --api-key-stdin
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