Connect External Tools via MCP

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is Anthropic’s open standard for connecting Claude to external tools. Set up servers in your Claude config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://localhost/mydb"]
    },
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/plugin-playwright"]
    }
  }
}

This gives Claude the ability to query your database, browse the web, manage files, and interact with external APIs through a standardized protocol.