mcp-configuration

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MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configurations for various IDEs including setup, troubleshooting, and discovery management

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MCP Configuration

Configuration and setup for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers across different IDEs and tools.

Overview

MCP server configurations are distributed to IDEs in different ways depending on the tool.

Skill Contents

Sections

Overview (L23-L26)
IDE Configuration Paths (L47-L56)
Quick Reference (L57-L71)
References (L72-L79)
GitHub MCP Server (L80-L101)
Related (L102-L105)

Available Resources

📚 references/ - Detailed documentation

IDE Configuration Paths

IDE/Tool	Configuration File	Type
Cursor	`.cursor/mcp.json`	Repository-based
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)	`.vscode/mcp.json`	Repository-based
Claude Code	`.mcp.json`	Repository-based
IntelliJ IDEA (Copilot)	`~/.config/github-copilot/intellij/mcp.json`	User-based
GitHub Copilot CLI	`~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`	User-based

Quick Reference

Automatic (Repository-based)

These IDEs automatically detect MCP configurations from the repository:

Cursor
VS Code (with GitHub Copilot)
Claude Code

Manual (User-based)

These tools require configuration in the user's home directory:

IntelliJ IDEA (with GitHub Copilot)
GitHub Copilot CLI

References

Reference	Content
`references/ide-configurations.md`	Configuration paths for each IDE
`references/github-mcp-setup.md`	GitHub MCP server setup with Docker
`references/troubleshooting.md`	Common issues and solutions

GitHub MCP Server

The GitHub MCP server provides access to:

Dependabot alerts
Code security features
Secret protection
Security advisories
Labels management
Pull requests

Prerequisites

Docker - Must be installed and running
GITHUB_TOKEN - Environment variable with your GitHub PAT
Cloudflare CA Certificate - Required for Bitso network TLS

Readiness Check

./global/scripts/check-github-mcp-readiness.sh

java/commands/add-sonarqube-mcp-to-intellij-and-copilot-cli.md - IntelliJ & CLI setup
global/scripts/check-github-mcp-readiness.sh - GitHub MCP readiness script