| 1 | # MCP Integration — Configuration and Samples |
| 2 | |
| 3 | MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers extend Squad with tools for external services — Trello, Aspire dashboards, Azure, Notion, and more. The user configures MCP servers in their environment; Squad discovers and uses them. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Config File Locations |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Users configure MCP servers at these locations (checked in priority order): |
| 8 | 1. **Repository-level:** `.copilot/mcp-config.json` (team-shared, committed to repo) |
| 9 | 2. **Workspace-level:** `.vscode/mcp.json` (VS Code workspaces) |
| 10 | 3. **User-level:** `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json` (personal) |
| 11 | 4. **CLI override:** `--additional-mcp-config` flag (session-specific) |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ## Sample Config — Trello |
| 14 | |
| 15 | ```json |
| 16 | { |
| 17 | "mcpServers": { |
| 18 | "trello": { |
| 19 | "command": "npx", |
| 20 | "args": ["-y", "@trello/mcp-server"], |
| 21 | "env": { |
| 22 | "TRELLO_API_KEY": "${TRELLO_API_KEY}", |
| 23 | "TRELLO_TOKEN": "${TRELLO_TOKEN}" |
| 24 | } |
| 25 | } |
| 26 | } |
| 27 | } |
| 28 | ``` |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Sample Config — GitHub |
| 31 | |
| 32 | ```json |
| 33 | { |
| 34 | "mcpServers": { |
| 35 | "github": { |
| 36 | "command": "npx", |
| 37 | "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"], |
| 38 | "env": { |
| 39 | "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" |
| 40 | } |
| 41 | } |
| 42 | } |
| 43 | } |
| 44 | ``` |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ## Sample Config — Azure |
| 47 | |
| 48 | ```json |
| 49 | { |
| 50 | "mcpServers": { |
| 51 | "azure": { |
| 52 | "command": "npx", |
| 53 | "args": ["-y", "@azure/mcp-server"], |
| 54 | "env": { |
| 55 | "AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID": "${AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID}", |
| 56 | "AZURE_CLIENT_ID": "${AZURE_CLIENT_ID}", |
| 57 | "AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET": "${AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET}", |
| 58 | "AZURE_TENANT_ID": "${AZURE_TENANT_ID}" |
| 59 | } |
| 60 | } |
| 61 | } |
| 62 | } |
| 63 | ``` |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ## Sample Config — Aspire |
| 66 | |
| 67 | ```json |
| 68 | { |
| 69 | "mcpServers": { |
| 70 | "aspire": { |
| 71 | "command": "npx", |
| 72 | "args": ["-y", "@aspire/mcp-server"], |
| 73 | "env": { |
| 74 | "ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_URL": "${ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_URL}" |
| 75 | } |
| 76 | } |
| 77 | } |
| 78 | } |
| 79 | ``` |
| 80 | |
| 81 | ## Authentication Notes |
| 82 | |
| 83 | - **GitHub MCP requires a separate token** from the `gh` CLI auth. Generate at https://github.com/settings/tokens |
| 84 | - **Trello requires API key + token** from https://trello.com/power-ups/admin |
| 85 | - **Azure requires service principal credentials** — see Azure docs for setup |
| 86 | - **Aspire uses the dashboard URL** — typically `http://localhost:18888` during local dev |
| 87 | |
| 88 | Auth is a real blocker for some MCP servers. Users need separate tokens for GitHub MCP, Azure MCP, Trello MCP, etc. This is a documentation problem, not a code problem. |