MCPs & Extensions
What is MCP?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard protocol developed by Anthropic that allows AI models to safely access external tools and data sources. Through MCP, Claude Code can extend its capabilities and integrate various development tools and services.
Popular MCP Extensions
Development Tools
🔧 GitHub MCP
Integrate GitHub functionality into Claude Code
Features:
- Create and manage repositories
- Commit code and create PRs
- Manage Issues and project boards
- Code review and collaboration
Installation & Configuration:
{
"mcps": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@anthropic-ai/mcp-github"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token"
}
}
}
}
📊 Database MCP
Connect and operate various databases
Supported Databases:
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQLite
- MongoDB
- Redis
Usage Examples:
> Connect to production database and query active user count
> Optimize this slow query's performance
> Add new index to user table
🌐 Web Scraping MCP
Safely retrieve and analyze web content
Features:
- Page content extraction
- Structured data parsing
- Real-time content monitoring
- API data retrieval
Cloud Services
☁️ AWS MCP
Manage AWS cloud service resources
Supported Services:
- EC2 instance management
- S3 storage operations
- Lambda function deployment
- RDS database management
Configuration Example:
{
"mcps": {
"aws": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@anthropic-ai/mcp-aws"],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your_access_key",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your_secret_key",
"AWS_REGION": "us-east-1"
}
}
}
}
🏗️ Docker MCP
Containerized application management
Features:
- Build and push images
- Container lifecycle management
- Docker Compose orchestration
- Container log viewing
Productivity Tools
📝 Notion MCP
Integrate Notion workspace
Use Cases:
- Project documentation synchronization
- Task management integration
- Knowledge base queries
- Team collaboration
📊 Analytics MCP
Application analytics and monitoring
Features:
- User behavior analysis
- Performance monitoring
- Error tracking
- Custom metrics
Community Extensions
🎨 Design Tool Integration
Figma MCP
- Automatically generate code from designs
- Component library synchronization
- Design system management
Sketch MCP
- Prototype to code conversion
- Automated resource export
- Design specification checking