mcp-setup

name	mcp-setup
description	Configure MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for various IDEs. Includes setup, troubleshooting, and discovery management.
compatibility	All repositories with MCP integrations
metadata	{"version":"1.0.0","category":"tooling","tags":["mcp","ide-configuration","github-mcp","vscode","cursor"],"triggers":["on-demand"]}

MCP Setup

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
• IDE Configuration Paths
• Quick Reference
• References
• GitHub MCP Server
• Related

Available Resources

📚 references/ - Detailed documentation

• github mcp setup
• ide configurations
• troubleshooting

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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

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

Readiness Check

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

Related

• 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