MCP Servers

Extend AI capabilities with Model Context Protocol (MCP) - connecting AI tools with data sources

What is MCP?

How MCP works

AI Tool

(Claude Code, Cline)

MCP Server

(Context7, Playwright)

Data Source

(Docs, DB, Web)

AI tool communicates with MCP Server to access external data sources

Popular MCP Servers

Context7

Provides up-to-date library documentation to AI. Claude Code and Cline automatically query when docs are needed.

// Claude Code: ~/.claude/settings.json
{
 "mcpServers": {
 "context7": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@context7/mcp"]
 }
 }
}

Playwright

Allows AI to control browsers - web automation, scraping, testing.

// Claude Code: ~/.claude/settings.json
{
 "mcpServers": {
 "playwright": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-playwright"]
 }
 }
}

Sequential Thinking

Helps AI think structurally through sequential steps - great for complex tasks.

// Claude Code: ~/.claude/settings.json
{
 "mcpServers": {
 "sequential-thinking": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-sequential-thinking"]
 }
 }
}

Filesystem

Grants AI read/write access to files in permitted directories - be careful when configuring.

// Claude Code: ~/.claude/settings.json
{
 "mcpServers": {
 "filesystem": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed/dir"]
 }
 }
}

MCP Configuration

Claude Code

Add to the file ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
 "mcpServers": {
 "context7": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@context7/mcp"]
 },
 "playwright": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-playwright"]
 }
 }
}

Cline

In Cline (VS Code), go to Settings - MCP Servers - Add Server. Fill in command and args similarly.

MCP with ARZASTORE AI

MCP and ARZASTORE AI are independent

Combined workflow

1. 01Configure Claude Code to use ARZASTORE AI API as the LLM backend
2. 02Add MCP Servers to ~/.claude/settings.json
3. 03Claude Code will automatically use MCP Servers when needed - and call ARZASTORE AI API to process

MCP usage tips

• •Start with Context7: Context7 is the most useful MCP Server for developers - provides accurate library documentation.
• •Be careful with Filesystem MCP: Only grant access to the necessary directories, not the entire system.
• •Test MCP before using: Use the command claude --mcp-debug to check if the MCP Server works correctly.
• •MCP uses extra tokens: Each time AI queries an MCP Server it uses extra tokens. Only enable MCP Servers you actually need.