Installation process

To install servers, there’s a central concept for both Claude and VS Code, namely, the mcp.json file. This file is your main configuration file where you add information on where the servers are and additional configuration needed. In fact, this JSON file acts like a manifest file for what servers are installed. The act of installing a file means adding an entry to this file. Here’s an example of an mcp.json file:

{
    "inputs": [
      
    ],
    "servers": {
        "docs": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}

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