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From: Erik Brakke <113358559+erik-at-flipside@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 13:19:20 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add permissions fix script for Claude Desktop DXT bug (#8)
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* feat: add script to workaround permissions

* feat: include fix-permissions script in GitHub releases

- Add fix-permissions.sh to release assets
- Update release notes to mention the script for permission issues
- Provides workaround for Claude Desktop DXT extraction bug

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 12 ++++++++++++
 fix-permissions.sh            | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 fix-permissions.sh

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6604b5e..9cf37e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ jobs:
           - **Windows ARM64**: flipside-remote-mcp-proxy-windows-arm64.dxt
           
           For platforms that don't support DXT files, tar.gz versions are also available.
+          
+          ## Installation Issues?
+          If you encounter permission errors after installing the DXT extension, download and run the **fix-permissions.sh** script:
+          ```bash
+          chmod +x fix-permissions.sh
+          ./fix-permissions.sh
+          ```
         draft: false
         prerelease: false
 
@@ -87,6 +94,11 @@ jobs:
             gh release upload v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} "$file" --clobber
           fi
         done
+        
+        # Upload fix-permissions script
+        if [ -f "fix-permissions.sh" ]; then
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} "fix-permissions.sh" --clobber
+        fi
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/fix-permissions.sh b/fix-permissions.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8eddcde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-permissions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Fix permissions for Flipside MCP Extension
+USERNAME=$(whoami)
+MCP_PROXY_PATH="/Users/$USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Claude/Claude Extensions/local.dxt.flipside.flipside-intelligence-mcp/remote-mcp-proxy"
+
+echo "Setting executable permissions for MCP proxy..."
+chmod +x "$MCP_PROXY_PATH"
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "✓ Permissions fixed successfully!"
+else
+    echo "✗ Failed to set permissions. Make sure the extension is installed."
+    exit 1
+fi
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