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What is MCP?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol — an open standard developed by Anthropic. It allows AI assistants like Claude to connect with external tools, databases, files, and services.

Think of MCP as a universal plug for AI: instead of writing custom code for every integration, tools talk to the AI through one standardized protocol.

How does it work?

MCP uses a client-server architecture:

• MCP Host — the AI assistant (e.g. Claude Code, Claude Desktop)
• MCP Server — a program that exposes tools and data (e.g. Google Drive, GitHub, your own database)
• MCP Client — the bridge that connects host and server

Through MCP servers, the AI can read, write, and take actions — all under your control.

What can you do with it?

• Read and create files in Google Drive or your local system
• Create GitHub issues and review code
• Query and update databases
• Scrape websites and perform browser tasks
• Expose your own tools to the AI via a self-built MCP server

How do you use MCP with Claude?

1. Claude Desktop

Install Claude Desktop and edit the configuration file claude_desktop_config.json. Add MCP servers here:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/folder"]
    }
  }
}

2. Claude Code (CLI)

Add MCP servers via the terminal:

claude mcp add <name> -- <command> [arguments]

View all active servers with:

claude mcp list

3. Popular MCP servers

Server	What it does
@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem	Read/write local files
@modelcontextprotocol/server-github	Manage GitHub repos and issues
@modelcontextprotocol/server-google-drive	Google Drive files
@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres	Query a PostgreSQL database
@modelcontextprotocol/server-puppeteer	Browser automation

Build your own MCP server

You can also build your own MCP server using the official SDK in Python or TypeScript:

npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

This lets you offer any API, database, or service as a tool to Claude.

More information

• Official documentation: modelcontextprotocol.io
• GitHub: github.com/modelcontextprotocol
• Claude Code docs: docs.anthropic.com