mcp-management

# MCP Management

Comprehensive guide for finding, configuring, securing, and building MCP servers
for Claude Code and Claude Desktop.

## Quick Navigation

- **Find Servers**: See [Discovering MCP Servers](#discovering-mcp-servers)
- **Configure Servers**: See [references/server-configs.md](references/server-configs.md)
- **Build Custom Servers**: See [references/building-servers.md](references/building-servers.md)
- **Security**: See [references/security-essentials.md](references/security-essentials.md)
- **Troubleshooting**: See [references/troubleshooting.md](references/troubleshooting.md)
- **Enterprise**: See [references/enterprise-config.md](references/enterprise-config.md)

## Platform Differences

| Aspect            | Claude Code                  | Claude Desktop                                                    |
|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Config location   | `~/.claude/settings.json`    | `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` |
| CLI management    | `claude mcp add/list/remove` | Manual JSON editing                                               |
| Scopes            | local/project/user           | Single config                                                     |
| Hot reload        | Supported                    | Requires full restart (Cmd+Q)                                     |
| Can act as server | Yes (`claude mcp serve`)     | No                                                                |

## Discovering MCP Servers

### Primary Registries

| Registry                                                           | Servers   | Best For                                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------|
| [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) | Canonical | Verified, authoritative source           |
| [Git