ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clink' for v7.0.0 or newer

[sebthom]

Project Version

7.0.0 or newer

Bug Description

MCP Server fails to start using uvx --from git+https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server zen-mcp-server since version 7.0.0.

Works fine with version 6.1.0

Relevant Log Output

Version 7.1.0
> uvx --from git+https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server@v7.1.0 zen-mcp-server
      Built zen-mcp-server @ git+https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server@83e2173bc548dd7bd667bdc984d4b906eaeb6689
Installed 44 packages in 661ms
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\N30IIt5HtR6Tk6N730jU1\Scripts\zen-mcp-server.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\N30IIt5HtR6Tk6N730jU1\Lib\site-packages\server.py", line 50, in <module>
    from tools import (  # noqa: E402
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\N30IIt5HtR6Tk6N730jU1\Lib\site-packages\tools\__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .clink import CLinkTool
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\N30IIt5HtR6Tk6N730jU1\Lib\site-packages\tools\clink.py", line 14, in <module>
    from clink import get_registry
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clink'


Version 7.0.0
> uvx --from git+https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server@v7.0.0 zen-mcp-server
      Built zen-mcp-server @ git+https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server@539ad0f3011e87cd36a3afd72785d86de060151e
Installed 44 packages in 691ms
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\OGBkRQJFxr9FaSXUn0DnN\Scripts\zen-mcp-server.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\OGBkRQJFxr9FaSXUn0DnN\Lib\site-packages\server.py", line 50, in <module>
    from tools import (  # noqa: E402
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\OGBkRQJFxr9FaSXUn0DnN\Lib\site-packages\tools\__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .clink import CLinkTool
  File "C:\Users\TP\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\OGBkRQJFxr9FaSXUn0DnN\Lib\site-packages\tools\clink.py", line 13, in <module>
    from clink import get_registry
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clink'

Operating System

Windows

Sanity Checks

• I have searched the existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
• I am using GEMINI_API_KEY
• I am using OPENAI_API_KEY
• I am using OPENROUTER_API_KEY
• I am using CUSTOM_API_URL

[aleksadvaisly]

Same here.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clink'
2025-10-05T17:44:03.455Z [zen] [info] Server transport closed { metadata: undefined }

[sanurielf]

Same here, I temporary solved it downgrading ZEN to v6:

"command": "uvx", "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/BeehiveInnovations/zen-mcp-server.git@v6.1.0", "zen-mcp-server" ]

[JAMES9696]

same

[krfantasy]

I think this pull request #272 fixed the missing clink module issue.

[guidedways]

Fixed!