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 expected library before editing. Configuration options are in the
 [Codex MCP documentation](https://developers.openai.com/codex/mcp/).
 
+### From an installed release
+
+The release packages ship `lightcraft-cli` alongside the desktop app, so no build is needed:
+
+| Install | CLI |
+|---|---|
+| Windows (MSI) | `C:\Program Files\LightCraft\lightcraft-cli.exe`, not added to `PATH` |
+| Linux (deb, rpm) | `/usr/bin/lightcraft-cli` |
+| macOS | the separate `lightcraft-cli-<version>-macos-universal.zip` release asset (the `.app` holds only the desktop app) |
+
+```sh
+# Windows
+claude mcp add lightcraft -- "C:\Program Files\LightCraft\lightcraft-cli.exe" mcp
+# Linux, or macOS with the CLI unzipped onto PATH
+claude mcp add lightcraft -- lightcraft-cli mcp
+```
+
 ### Other clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, …)
 
 Every stdio MCP client takes the same shape: a `command` plus `args`. For example