Setup guide
MCP servers for Claude Code
Claude Code adds MCP servers from the command line. One command for a local server, one for a remote one, and a scope flag that decides who else gets it.
Where Claude Code keeps MCP servers
- Add
claude mcp add <name> -- <command> [args]- Remote
claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url>- Shared with your team
.mcp.json at the repository root (--scope project)- Check status
claude mcp list, or /mcp inside a session
How to add an MCP server to Claude Code
- Pick a server and open its listing here. The install section has the exact claude mcp add command for it.
- Run the command in your terminal. Add --scope project to write it to .mcp.json so everyone on the repository gets it, or --scope user to have it in every project on your machine. The default is this project, for you only.
- Start Claude Code, or run /mcp in a session to see whether the server connected. Remote servers that use OAuth ask you to sign in from there.
A local server, started by Claude Code
claude mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/folder
A remote server over HTTP
claude mcp add --transport http example https://mcp.example.com/mcp
Graded MCP servers to start with
The most used servers graded A or B by the safety scan, one per publisher. Each listing has the exact Claude Code setup.
Context7Up-to-date code docs for any promptnot reviewedWidely usedA- PlaywrightPlaywright Tools for MCPnot reviewedWidely usedA
Scrapling MCP ServerWeb scraping with stealth HTTP, real browsers, and Cloudflare bypass. CSS selectors supported.not reviewedWidely usedA- Chrome DevTools MCPMCP server for Chrome DevToolsnot reviewedWidely usedB
- RepomixPack local or remote codebases into AI-friendly files that LLMs and coding agents can read or searchnot reviewedWidely usedA
- SeleniumBase MCPStealthy browser automation, testing, and web-scraping via CDP Mode.not reviewedWidely usedA
SupabaseMCP server for interacting with the Supabase platformnot reviewedWidely usedA- Figma ContextGive your coding agent access to your Figma data. Implement designs in any framework in one-shot.not reviewedWidely usedB
- agent-deviceLet AI agents inspect, control, and debug real iOS, Android, desktop, and TV appsnot reviewedWidely usedA
- AIHawkAI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.not reviewedWidely usedA
- ArgentDrive iOS Simulators, Android emulators, TVs and Electron/web apps from your coding agentnot reviewedWidely usedA
- CCXTOfficial CCXT MCP server - Market data and trading across 100+ exchanges and prediction marketsnot reviewedWidely usedA
- agent-deviceMCP server for mobile app automation: verify, control, and debug iOS, Android, TV, and desktop appsnot reviewedWidely usedA
CloudBaseCloudBase MCP: DB, functions, storage, hosting via @cloudbase/cloudbase-mcpnot reviewedWidely usedA- XcodeBuildMCPXcodeBuildMCP provides tools for Xcode project management, simulator management, and app utilities.not reviewedWidely usedB
Before you connect one
- Claude Code asks before it runs a tool the first time. Allow read tools freely; think before allowing a tool that writes, sends or deletes for the whole session.
- A server in .mcp.json is code your teammates will run. Claude Code asks each person to approve project servers before using them.
- Check the server's safety report first: which tools write, whether a remote endpoint needs auth, and what a package runs when it installs. What the scan checks.
Or add one server that reaches all of them
The mcp.market gateway (gw.mcp.market/mcp) lets Claude Code search graded servers and call them through one connection, and refuses F-graded ones. Gateway setup.
Questions people ask
- How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
- Run claude mcp add <name> -- <command> for a local server, or claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url> for a remote one. Each listing on this site has the exact command.
- Where does Claude Code store MCP servers?
- Servers added for you live in your Claude Code user settings. Servers added with --scope project go in .mcp.json at the repository root, which you commit so the team shares them.
- How do I see which MCP servers are connected?
- Run claude mcp list in the terminal, or type /mcp inside a Claude Code session to see status and sign in to OAuth servers.