Cross-platform compatibility
DXT ensures multi-platform support through the following design:
- Harmonized Packaging Format (HPCF): All platforms use the same .dxt file format (based on the ZIP standard)
- Route standardization
- Environment Variable Support: Support for standardized variables such as ${HOME}, automatically resolved to system-specific paths
- Dual Runtime Support: Node.js or Python can be selected as the execution environment
- manifest version control: The dxt_version field ensures backward compatibility
: internal paths use Unix style (/), automatically converted to platform format at runtime
Development Considerations: 1) Avoid using platform APIs; 2) Use cross-platform tool libraries; 3) Pass platform-independent parameters via mcp_config.args; 4) Use the dxt validate command to check for specification compliance during testing.
This answer comes from the articleDesktop Extensions (DXT): Packaging tool to simplify local MCP server installationThe