MCP Shim – Design Partner Install (Tarball)

This repo can generate a tarball of the shim without publishing to npm.

Prereqs

• Node.js 18+ installed
• You received the file:

  aipg-mcp-shim-0.1.0.tgz

Install options

Option A: Install from a local tarball (recommended)

From your project folder (the one with your

package.json

Copy
npm install /path/to/aipg-mcp-shim-0.1.0.tgz

Windows example (PowerShell):

Copy
npm install C:\path\to\aipg-mcp-shim-0.1.0.tgz

Also safe:

Copy
npm install "C:\path\to\aipg-mcp-shim-0.1.0.tgz"

Option B: Install from a file in the same folder

If the tarball is in your current folder:

Copy
npm install ./aipg-mcp-shim-0.1.0.tgz

Verify install

Copy
npm ls aipg-mcp-shim

Configure env vars (required)

<GATEWAY_URL> <API_KEY>

IMPORTANT:

Use environment variables for secrets. Never commit secrets.