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+# Smithery configuration file: https://smithery.ai/docs/config#smitheryyaml
+
+startCommand:
+  type: stdio
+  configSchema:
+    # JSON Schema defining the configuration options for the MCP.
+    type: object
+    required:
+      - dataDir
+    properties:
+      dataDir:
+        type: string
+        description: Absolute path to the data directory for task data storage
+    description: Configuration for shrimp task manager. dataDir must be an absolute path.
+  commandFunction:
+    # A JS function that produces the CLI command based on the given config to start the MCP on stdio.
+    |-
+    (config) => ({
+        command: 'node',
+        args: ['/mcp-shrimp-task-manager/dist/index.js'],
+        env: { DATA_DIR: config.dataDir }
+    })
+  exampleConfig:
+    dataDir: /var/lib/mcp-shrimp-task-manager/data