# Start command of MCP server setup is not enclosed in quotatuon marks

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/start-command-of-mcp-server-setup-is-not-enclosed-in-quotatuon-marks/87088>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/start-command-of-mcp-server-setup-is-not-enclosed-in-quotatuon-marks/87088 "2025-05-07T00:06:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Krimik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/krimik/32/52247_2.png) [@Krimik](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Krimik)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/start-command-of-mcp-server-setup-is-not-enclosed-in-quotatuon-marks/87088/1 "2025-05-07T00:06:28Z")

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On MAC, when command to start MCP server resolves, it is passed raw, without quotation marks, so for example:

> {  
> “mcpServers”:  
> {  
> “mcp”: {  
> “command”: “node”,  
> “args”: [  
> “/user/PATH TO/dist/index.js”  
> ]  
> }  
> }

gets resolved to

**node /user/PATH TO/index.js** via MCP settings and server fails to start due to unexpected space.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/start-command-of-mcp-server-setup-is-not-enclosed-in-quotatuon-marks/87088/2 "2025-06-06T00:06:58Z")

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Closed on June 6, 2025, 12:06am UTC

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