diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index 60a71f46..9a02f5cc 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v5/server"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ var serverCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		router := server.NewRouter()
+		mcpConfigPath = os.ExpandEnv(mcpConfigPath)
 		if mcpConfigPath != "" {
 			router.InitMCPHub(mcpConfigPath)
 		}
@@ -28,5 +31,5 @@ var (
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(serverCmd)
 	serverCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&port, "port", "p", 8082, "port to run the server on")
-	serverCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&mcpConfigPath, "mcp-config", "c", "", "path to the MCP config file")
+	serverCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&mcpConfigPath, "mcp-config", "c", "$HOME/.hrp/mcp.json", "path to the MCP config file")
 }
diff --git a/internal/version/VERSION b/internal/version/VERSION
index 136c5603..3ea45e4d 100644
--- a/internal/version/VERSION
+++ b/internal/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v5.0.0-beta-2504242030
+v5.0.0-beta-2504242112