And youโre still confused about MCP?
Simply put, MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ via a ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
What this means for ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ:
You can now build a ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐๐-๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป using Claude Desktop + a few local MCP servers.
Each server runs ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ `๐ป๐ฝ๐ `, and can expose tools, memory, search, or even apps, all with standardized interfaces Claude understands.
MCP acts as a universal connector, allowing Claude to securely access and work with your data where it already lives. No more copying and pasting between apps!
Awesome MCP Integrations available:
1. Communication & Social
- WhatsApp: Message analysis and automation - https://lnkd.in/dkaEekCj
- Slack: Get Claude analyzing your conversations - https://lnkd.in/dXm5A-EP
- Discord: Community engagement and moderation - https://lnkd.in/dpiwxt8S
2. Search & Discovery
- Brave Search: Real-time web information - https://lnkd.in/dQq-hjsx
- Airbnb: Accommodation search - https://lnkd.in/dacWq5ww
3. Business & E-commerce
- Shopify: E-commerce platform management - https://lnkd.in/dH-4V768
- Asana: Project management - https://lnkd.in/dT2XQcjy
- HubSpot: Marketing, sales, and service - https://lnkd.in/dGKefb4e
4. Development & Creative Tools
- GitHub: Code analysis and repo management - https://lnkd.in/dbhpTkJd
- VS Code: Code editing and IDE integration - https://lnkd.in/dMVBPYih
- Blender: 3D modeling and animation - https://lnkd.in/dPjNDyVg
- Figma: Design collaboration and prototyping - https://lnkd.in/duB_J2iX
5. Knowledge & Workspace
- Notion: Workspaces management - https://lnkd.in/dkwWNCWp
- Google Drive: Document storage - https://lnkd.in/d9DAntRF
- Airtable: Structured database management - https://lnkd.in/dt9rJmEM
6. Data & Storage
- PostgreSQL: Enterprise-grade relational database - https://lnkd.in/dwHxuN5x
- MySQL: Popular open-source database - https://lnkd.in/ddma4iiA
- SQLite: Lightweight file-based database - https://lnkd.in/djnNDy5m
Just install Claude Desktop App, download the MCP server for your tool of choice, and configure the connection. Most take less than 5 minutes!
How to Plug These Into Claude Desktop:
1. Open ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ โ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ด
2. Add each server in the JSON config file
3. Restart Claude Desktop.
Youโre now MCP-boosted!
Over to you: Have you tried MCP yet?
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