# MCP servers

A step of the [Claude Code development environment](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/claude-dev-environment) tree on Gradus, in the Tools & reach area: MCP, IDE, headless runs.

Page: https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/claude-dev-environment/step/mcp-servers

Connect the external systems this project depends on (issue tracker, database, docs) through MCP servers configured in the repository.

Usually comes after: [Start here](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/claude-dev-environment/step/start-here).

Leads to: [IDE integration](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/claude-dev-environment/step/ide-integration), [Headless and CI runs](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/claude-dev-environment/step/headless-runs).

## Prompt for your AI assistant

```
Add a .mcp.json at the repository root that configures the MCP servers this project needs, for example the issue tracker and the database used in development. Use environment variables for secrets, never literal tokens, and document how to obtain them in CLAUDE.md.
```

Every step of the tree: https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/claude-dev-environment/llms.txt