diff --git a/libs/mcp-server/scripts/run_mcp_server.sh b/libs/mcp-server/scripts/run_mcp_server.sh
index 4b5e594e..7caeef6f 100755
--- a/libs/mcp-server/scripts/run_mcp_server.sh
+++ b/libs/mcp-server/scripts/run_mcp_server.sh
@@ -2,30 +2,56 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Directory for virtual environment
+VENV_DIR="$HOME/.cua-mcp-venv"
+
 # Function to check if a command exists (silent)
 command_exists() {
     command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
-# Function to check if a Python package is installed (silent)
-package_installed() {
-    python3 -c "import importlib.util; print(importlib.util.find_spec('$1') is not None)" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "True" 2>/dev/null
-}
-
 # Check if Python is installed
 if ! command_exists python3; then
+    echo "Python 3 is not installed. Please install Python 3."
     exit 1
 fi
 
 # Check if pip is installed
 if ! command_exists pip3; then
+    echo "pip3 is not installed. Please install pip3."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check if mcp_server package is installed
-if ! package_installed mcp_server; then
-    pip3 install -e "cua-mcp-server"
+# Create virtual environment if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -d "$VENV_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Creating virtual environment for CUA MCP Server..."
+    python3 -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
+    
+    # Activate virtual environment
+    source "$VENV_DIR/bin/activate"
+    
+    # Upgrade pip
+    pip install --upgrade pip
+    
+    # Install the required packages
+    pip install "cua-mcp-server" torch
+else
+    # Activate existing virtual environment
+    source "$VENV_DIR/bin/activate"
+    
+    # Check if mcp_server package is installed in the virtual environment
+    if ! python3 -c "import importlib.util; print(importlib.util.find_spec('mcp_server') is not None)" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "True" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Installing cua-mcp-server in virtual environment..."
+        pip install "cua-mcp-server"
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if torch is installed in the virtual environment
+    if ! python3 -c "import importlib.util; print(importlib.util.find_spec('torch') is not None)" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "True" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Installing torch in virtual environment..."
+        pip install torch
+    fi
 fi
 
-exec python3 -c "from mcp_server.server import main; main()"
-
+# Run the server in the virtual environment
+echo "Starting MCP Server..."
+python3 -c "from mcp_server.server import main; main()"