From 5bf1bdc6ac2c20e96c7b629666efcdcfcfed7a7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justin Spahr-Summers <justin@anthropic.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:38:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Check for directory existence _before_ asking questions

---
 src/index.ts | 20 +++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ec171ac..0ddc869 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ async function updateClaudeConfig(directory: string, name: string) {
 }
 
 async function createServer(directory: string, options: any = {}) {
+  // Check if directory already exists
+  try {
+    await fs.access(directory);
+    console.log(chalk.red(`Error: Directory '${directory}' already exists.`));
+    process.exit(1);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Directory doesn't exist, we can proceed
+  }
+
   const questions = [
     {
       type: "input",
@@ -93,17 +102,6 @@ async function createServer(directory: string, options: any = {}) {
   const spinner = ora("Creating MCP server...").start();
 
   try {
-    // Check if directory already exists
-    try {
-      await fs.access(directory);
-      spinner.fail(
-        chalk.red(`Error: Directory '${directory}' already exists.`),
-      );
-      process.exit(1);
-    } catch (err) {
-      // Directory doesn't exist, we can proceed
-    }
-
     // Create project directory
     await fs.mkdir(directory, { recursive: true });