name: mcp-configuration description: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configurations for various IDEs including setup, troubleshooting, and discovery management version: 1.0.0 compatibility: All repositories with MCP integrations

metadata: category: tooling tags: - mcp - ide-configuration - github-mcp - vscode - cursor triggers: - on-demand

MCP Configuration

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 (L23-L26)
• IDE Configuration Paths (L47-L56)
• Quick Reference (L57-L71)
• References (L72-L79)
• GitHub MCP Server (L80-L101)
• Related (L102-L105)

Available Resources

📚 references/ - Detailed documentation

• github mcp setup
• ide configurations
• troubleshooting

IDE Configuration Paths

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

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