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Introduction This guide walks through my personal Claude Code configuration, enhanced with multiple Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that integrate with various tools and data sources. While this represents my specific setup, it’s designed to be adaptable for any developer who wants to boost their AI-assisted development workflows. Yes, it was authored largely by Claude, but reviewed by me. What You’ll Learn How to configure Claude Code for enterprise use Setting up essential MCPs (Memory, Filesystem, Tavily) Integrating enterprise-specific MCPs (Atlassian, cloud cost management) Practical examples of using MCPs together for real workflows My dotfiles and configuration management approach with YADM Prerequisites Claude Code installed (official installation guide) Basic terminal/command-line proficiency Node.js/npm installed (for some MCPs) Part 1: Claude Code Installation & Configuration Installing Claude Code # Install Claude Code via npm npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code If you’re using an enterprise LLM gateway or proxy, add the following to your shell configuration (e.g., ~/.zshrc): ...

_Never having to think about updates again _ is a good thing in my head, so here’s how to set up Unattended Upgrades under Ubuntu for fun and profit. $ sudo apt-get install unattended-upgrades $sudo vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades Uncomment the line // "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates"; $ sudo vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic Make it look like this APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "7"; APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";

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Recently the only additions I’ve been making to this blog are presumptious ' I’ll be doing this’ messages, and this is no excection. I’ve been living and working in Athlone, Ireland for the past year and have really learnt alot and very much enjoyed myself, but however much I will miss the place, academia drags on; it sounds like a campaign slogan but I’m back in Queens for ‘TWO MORE YEARS…TWO MORE YEARS’ ...

Contents (what you get out of this) Weather, HDDtemp, UL/DL speed and cumulative meters, CPU load, Folding@Home status, Remote transmission download status (could be local, easy change), gmail status, RAM usage, Uptime, Date/Time, ToDo list These all automatically update dependant on the execi variable. Preface (What you need to get this all working) Linux OS (Ubuntu?) Conky (obv, see someone elses guide for how to get that HINT synaptic is ur friend) Transmission download manager (local or remote) Folding at home installed with origami (could be local or remote using the same logic as the Transmission manager) Passwordless SSH authentication (if your using this with any remote hosts) A todo list on the desktop called todo (strange that…) ...