docs: Improve Quick Start instructions for better clarity

- Add explicit step to clone the repository first
- Include instructions for accessing config via Claude Desktop UI
- Clarify that users must replace placeholder paths with actual paths
- Add note to remember the cloned directory path

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## 🚀 Quick Start for Claude Code
### 1. Configure in Claude Desktop
### 1. Clone the Repository
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
First, clone this repository to your local machine:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/gemini-mcp-server.git
cd gemini-mcp-server
```
**macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
Note the full path to this directory - you'll need it for the configuration.
### 2. Configure in Claude Desktop
You can access the configuration file in two ways:
- **Through Claude Desktop**: Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config
- **Direct file access**:
- **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Add the following configuration, replacing the path with your actual directory path:
**macOS**:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
@@ -31,7 +47,7 @@ Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
}
```
**Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
**Windows**:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
@@ -45,18 +61,20 @@ Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
}
```
### 2. Restart Claude Desktop
**Important**: Replace `/path/to/gemini-mcp-server` with the actual path where you cloned the repository.
### 3. Restart Claude Desktop
After adding the configuration, restart Claude Desktop. You'll see "gemini" in the MCP servers list.
### 3. Add to Claude Code
### 4. Add to Claude Code
To make the server available in Claude Code, run:
```bash
claude mcp add-from-claude-desktop -s user
```
### 4. Start Using Natural Language
### 5. Start Using Natural Language
Just talk to Claude naturally:
- "Use Gemini to analyze this large file..."