# AI Agents for MCP

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## What is an MCP Server?

An **MCP (Model Context Protocol) server** lets you expose one or more of your MindStudio agents as tools that external applications or LLMs can invoke. In practice, an MCP server:

* **Enables agents to work with external tools and data sources** without having to rebuild or redeploy them each time.
* Serves as a centralized endpoint that routes requests to any published agent you’ve added.

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### How to Build an MCP Server with MindStudio

1. **Configure Your Agent as a** [**Packaged Workflow**](/docs/deployment-of-ai-agents/custom-agent-modules-using-packaged-workflows.md)

   * Open the editor of agent you want to expose and select the **Start** block.
   * Change the trigger type to **Packaged Workflow**.

2. **Fill in Workflow Metadata**

   | Field                | Example Value                                    |
   | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
   | **Workflow ID/Name** | `Get AI News Scrape`                             |
   | **Description**      | `Get a bullet point summary of today’s AI news.` |
   | **Inputs**           | *(None—this workflow runs standalone)*           |
   | **Outputs**          | *One output: the summary string*                 |

3. **Save and Publish**

   * Click **Save** to persist your changes.
   * Click **Publish** so the workflow is available in the workspace.

4. **Copy Your Agent’s ID**

   * After publishing, the agent’s general settings will show its **Agent ID**.
   * Click the copy icon next to that ID

5. **Create the MCP Server**

   * Navigate back to your main MindStudio workspace.
   * Select **MCP Server** from the Workspace settings dropdown.
   * Paste in your copied Agent ID in the space provided.
   * Tap **Add** to register this agent on the server.
   * Copy the connection details snippet to be used with your external integration.&#x20;

**Connection Details Example Snippet**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindstudio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://v1.mindstudio-api.com/developer/mcp/v1/YOUR-AGENT-ID",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: ${AUTH_TOKEN}",
        "--transport http-only"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_TOKEN": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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### Integrating Your MCP Server with External Tools

* Copy the connection details snippet into the desired external application. This will vary depending on the service you are using.
  * [Claude](https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/11175166-about-custom-integrations-using-remote-mcp)
  * [Open AI](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tools-remote-mcp)
  * [Cursor](https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol)


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