Claude Code v2.1.285 ·
Apps can ask Claude Code to connect to an MCP server
Claude Code now handles an mcp.connect request that takes the name of an MCP server
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What
Claude Code now handles a request called mcp.connect. It requires a server value, which must be a non-empty piece of text.
Why
An app that controls Claude Code may be able to tell it to connect to a named MCP server, an outside program that supplies extra tools.
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