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mcp-add

Install MCP servers into any AI coding CLI — single-server or bulk-install Anthropic's curated bundles.

  • Area: Foundational
  • Category: utilities
  • Level: intermediate
  • Input: conversation
  • Output: document
  • Setup: config
  • Roles:

Add MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to AI coding clients — install individual servers or bulk-install Anthropic's official 21 curated bundles (63 unique servers…

How you ask

  • “Show me the available MCP bundles before installing anything.”
  • “Dry-run the small-business MCP bundle for Codex.”
  • “Install this single MCP server into Claude Code after showing me the command.”
  • “Verify which servers from the sales bundle are registered.”

Inputs

  • bundle — Bundle name, e.g. anthropic-small-business
  • client — Target AI coding CLI, e.g. 'claude code', codex, goose
  • dry-run — Preview the install without writing config
  • server — Server name and endpoint URL or stdio command
  • client — Target AI coding CLI
  • scope — global or project — project writes .mcp.json into the current working directory
  • request — No arguments needed — lists the full catalog
  • request — No arguments needed — lists the deduplicated server catalog
  • bundle — Bundle name to inspect

Outputs

  • bundle-contents (console)
  • bundle-list (console)
  • cli-mcp-config (json)
  • per-server lines plus a Installed/Skipped/Failed summary block
  • per-server lines plus a Installed/Skipped/Failed summary block` — install-summary (console)
  • server-catalog (console)
  • stdout
  • the target CLI's MCP config file (paths in references/cli-config-paths.md)