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How to add the Model Context Protocol Docs MCP server to Claude Code

Server URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/mcp
Sign-in: No sign-in. Paste the URL and it connects.
Our hands-on result: Partial 5 of 6 tasks passed, tested Oct 16, 2026 with MCP TypeScript SDK (reference client).

Claude Code setup

claude mcp add --transport http mcp-docs https://modelcontextprotocol.io/mcp

1. Run the command, then run claude mcp get mcp-docs to confirm it connected.

We ran the hands-on test in a reference client, not in Claude Code. This config follows Claude Code's documented format for remote (Streamable HTTP) servers. If it fails for you, tell us and we will retest.

Known problems and fixes

• MCP tool results too large: context window blown by one call
• MCP search returns results for nonsense queries

Same server, other clients

• Model Context Protocol Docs MCP in Claude
• Model Context Protocol Docs MCP in Cursor
• Model Context Protocol Docs MCP in VS Code
• Model Context Protocol Docs MCP in ChatGPT

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