MCP

Guides to the Model Context Protocol from the point of view of someone using a coding agent. Pages explain how to connect MCP servers to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and Gemini CLI, using the commands and config files each vendor documents.

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MCP · Oct 16

MCP stdio vs Streamable HTTP: which transport to use

Choose stdio for a client-owned local process and Streamable HTTP for a separately managed network service.

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Cursor · Oct 13

Best MCP servers for Cursor, with mcp.json setup

Best MCP servers for Cursor: GitHub, Playwright, Context7, Supabase and more, with each vendor's mcp.json config.

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Claude Code · Oct 8

Serve Claude Code as MCP: Setup and Limits

Run Claude Code as a local stdio MCP server, configure the client and keep approvals at the client boundary.

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MCP · Oct 2

Are MCP servers free? Protocol, licenses and service costs

The protocol is open and most MCP servers are open-source software you can run at no charge.

Claude Code · Oct 2

Best MCP servers for Claude Code, grouped by job

Best MCP servers for Claude Code: official ones like GitHub, Playwright and Sentry, each added with claude mcp add.

Readers find which servers fit common jobs such as code hosting, browser testing, databases, error tracking and design, what MCP servers cost, the difference between local and remote servers, and the security advice vendors give before connecting one. Every server mentioned has a listing with install snippets per client in the MCP directory, which links to its repository and official docs.