Start with Homebrew

Prerequisites

• macOS (or Linux with Homebrew)

• Homebrew

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Install prestd (homebrew-core)

Install the pREST server from the official Homebrew core formula:

brew install prestd

Formula: formulae.brew.sh/formula/prestd

For MCP features you need prestd v2.1.0+. Check what Homebrew installed:

brew info prestd

If your formula is older than v2.1.0, upgrade with brew upgrade prestd or install from GitHub Releases / Docker until the core formula catches up.

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Install prest-mcp (pREST Homebrew tap)

Clients such as Cursor and Claude Desktop speak MCP over stdio. pREST exposes MCP over HTTP at /_mcp. The official adapter bridges the two.

Formulae that are not in homebrew-core ship from the prest/homebrew-tap repository:

Formula	Package	Description
prest-mcp	prest-mcp-adapter	Stdio MCP adapter for pREST’s /_mcp endpoint

Install

brew install prest/tap/prest-mcp

Or tap once, then install:

brew tap prest/tap
brew install prest-mcp

Quick check

PREST_MCP_URL=http://localhost:3000/_mcp prest-mcp

Point MCP clients at this binary — see Install pREST MCP Adapter, the Homebrew adapter tutorial, Cursor, and Claude Desktop.

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Next steps

1. Configure and run prestd against your Postgres database — Configuring pREST.

2. Confirm MCP discovery: curl -s http://localhost:3000/_mcp.

3. Connect your IDE with the adapter — Cursor or Claude Desktop.

4. Compare install channels — Distribution.

Related documentation

• Install adapter with Homebrew

• Install pREST MCP Adapter

• AI and MCP

• MCP over HTTP

• Distribution channels

• Get pREST

• homebrew-tap · prest-mcp-adapter