MCP for Developers: Build AI Integrations Faster | MCP Made Simple

MCP gives you a standardized way to connect Claude to external tools and data sources. Instead of building custom integrations for every API, you work with a common protocol. Whether you're adding AI features to your product or automating your own dev workflow, MCP eliminates weeks of integration work.

Accelerate Development

Developers report 60-80% reduction in integration development time using MCP vs. custom API implementations.

Why Developers Choose MCP

Standardized Protocol

One pattern for connecting AI to any tool. Learn it once, apply it everywhere. No more reinventing authentication and data formatting for each integration.

Open Source

MCP is an open protocol. Inspect the code, understand the architecture, contribute improvements. No black boxes.

Local-First Architecture

MCP servers run on your machine. Your data flows directly from tools to Claude. No additional cloud services in the middle.

Composable Design

Connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously. Claude can work across GitHub, your database, and your deployment tools in a single conversation.

What You Can Build

For Your Own Workflow

Connect Claude to your codebase for AI-assisted navigation
Automate issue triage and PR reviews
Generate documentation from code
Search across repos, Slack, and docs simultaneously

For Your Products

Add AI capabilities that interact with user data
Build conversational interfaces to complex systems
Create AI assistants that can take actions, not just chat

Technical Architecture

┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
│   Claude    │────▶│ MCP Server  │────▶│  Your Tool  │
│  (Client)   │◀────│  (Local)    │◀────│   (API)     │
└─────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └─────────────┘
      ▲                    ▲                    ▲
      │                    │                    │
  User Prompt        JSON-RPC 2.0         Native API
  "Check DB"         over Stdio           Calls

MCP uses JSON-RPC 2.0 messages transport over standard input/output (stdio) for local connections, making it easy to implement in any language.

Start Building

Quick Start

Set up your first MCP server in 5 minutes using our starter template.

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Example Workflows

See real-world code for automating PR reviews, issue triage, and more.

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MCP vs API

Understand the technical differences between MCP and traditional API integration.

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Developer FAQ

What languages can I use?▼

Any language that can read from stdin and write to stdout. There are official SDKs for TypeScript and Python, making those the easiest starting points.

How is authentication handled?▼

Auth is handled by the MCP server instance running locally. You provide API keys via environment variables to the server, so Claude never sees your credentials directly.

Does this work with remote servers?▼

Yes, while local stdio is the default, MCP supports remote connections via SSE (Server-Sent Events) for deploying servers to cloud infrastructure.

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MCP for Developers