{"version":"2.1.285","anchor":"new-mcpconnect-request-handler","canonical_anchor":"new-mcpconnect-request-handler","heading":"Apps can ask Claude Code to connect to an MCP server","tier":"use","area":"SDK","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.285\/e\/new-mcpconnect-request-handler","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.285","markdown":"### Apps can ask Claude Code to connect to an MCP server\n\nClaude Code now handles an `mcp.connect` request that takes the name of an MCP server\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear which interface accepts this request.\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code now handles a request called `mcp.connect`. It requires a `server` value, which must be a non-empty piece of text.\n\n**Why**\n\nAn 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.\n\n- Area: SDK\n- Names: `mcp.connect`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 5\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}