https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/tags/ecosystem/Recent content in Ecosystem on Simple Enough BlogHugoenWed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/blog/mcpecosystem/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/blog/mcpecosystem/<p>In the first article, we laid the groundwork for the Model Context Protocol; in the second, we built a server from end to end. That leaves the question that turns a prototype into an everyday tool: <strong>how do you integrate an MCP server into your working environment, reusing the existing ecosystem, without opening a security hole?</strong> That&rsquo;s the subject of this final article.</p> <hr> <h2 id="i-connecting-a-server-to-claude-and-claude-code" class="heading">I. Connecting a server to Claude and Claude Code<a href="#i-connecting-a-server-to-claude-and-claude-code" aria-labelledby="i-connecting-a-server-to-claude-and-claude-code"> <!-- <i class="fas fa-link anchor"></i> --> <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-link anchor" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><use href="#fas-link"></use></svg>&nbsp; </a> </h2> <p>In the tutorial, we connected our server to Claude Desktop through <code>claude_desktop_config.json</code>. <strong>Claude Code</strong>, the command-line assistant, offers an even more direct approach with the <code>claude mcp</code> subcommand:</p>