Wiring Servers Into Real Clients: The Integration Scars

The configuration knowledge tutorials skip: the claude mcp add CLI, per-project ~/.claude.json, why the VS Code extension ignores .claude/mcp.json, the restart requirement, the Windows git-bash path gotcha, and how to debug a server that will not connect.

§ You will learn

Register an MCP server with the claude mcp add CLI and understand where that config actually lands on disk
Explain why the VS Code Claude Code extension ignores .claude/mcp.json and what that forces you to do instead
Apply the Windows git-bash path workaround for stdio servers and the restart-after-change rule
Debug a server that will not connect using a methodical, layer-by-layer process

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