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# Execution Context

## Global Configuration

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**Precedence**

The order of precedence for these options is:\
`CLI flag > environment variable > default value`
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## Runtime File Path

All commands support an optional parameter to specify the location of the `mcpd` runtime file which provides the execution context.

You can provide this path in multiple ways:

* CLI flag: `--runtime-file <path>`
* Environment variable: `MCPD_RUNTIME_FILE=<path>`
* Default: `~/.config/mcpd/secrets.dev.toml`

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**XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME environment variable**

mcpd honors the [XDG Base Directory Specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/), respecting the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` environment variable. This forms the base directory where `mcpd` will create an application folder.
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***

The runtime file is modified using the following commands:

* `mcpd config args set`
* `mcpd config env set`

These values apply at runtime and are separate from your **project-specific** `.mcpd.toml`.

***

## Sample Configuration File

```toml
[servers]
  [servers.fetch]
    args = ["--ignore-robots-txt", "--user-agent=mcpd/1.0.0"]
    [servers.fetch.env]
      foo = "bar"
  [servers.time]
    args = ["--local-timezone=Europe/London"]
    [servers.time.env]
      baz = "123"
      qwerty = "xyz"
```

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**Manual Changes**

The Execution Context Configuration file is automatically updated by `mcpd config` commands, you shouldn't edit it by hand unless absolutely necessary.
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