1# Model Context Protocol
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3Zed uses the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) to interact with context servers.
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5> The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources and tools. Whether you're building an AI-powered IDE, enhancing a chat interface, or creating custom AI workflows, MCP provides a standardized way to connect LLMs with the context they need.
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7Check out the [Anthropic news post](https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol) and the [Zed blog post](https://zed.dev/blog/mcp) for an introduction to MCP.
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9## Try it out
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11Want to try it for yourself? Here are some MCP servers available as Zed extensions:
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13- [Postgres](https://github.com/zed-extensions/postgres-context-server)
14- [GitHub](https://github.com/LoamStudios/zed-mcp-server-github)
15- [Puppeteer](https://github.com/zed-extensions/mcp-server-puppeteer)
16- [BrowserTools](https://github.com/mirageN1349/browser-tools-context-server)
17- [Brave Search](https://github.com/zed-extensions/mcp-server-brave-search)
18- [Prisma](https://github.com/aqrln/prisma-mcp-zed)
19- [Framelink Figma](https://github.com/LoamStudios/zed-mcp-server-figma)
20- [Linear](https://github.com/LoamStudios/zed-mcp-server-linear)
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22Browse all available MCP extensions either on [Zed's website](https://zed.dev/extensions?filter=context-servers) or directly in Zed via the `zed: extensions` action in the Command Palette.
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24If there's an existing MCP server you'd like to bring to Zed, check out the [context server extension docs](../extensions/context-servers.md) for how to make it available as an extension.
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26## Bring your own context server
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28You can bring your own context server by adding something like this to your settings:
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30```json
31{
32 "context_servers": {
33 "some-context-server": {
34 "command": {
35 "path": "some-command",
36 "args": ["arg-1", "arg-2"],
37 "env": {}
38 }
39 "settings": {}
40 }
41 }
42}
43```
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45If you are interested in building your own MCP server, check out the [Model Context Protocol docs](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction#get-started-with-mcp) to get started.