.mcp.json

The file in the project where you write which MCP servers (connections to other apps) the team uses. Passwords don’t go in it; they’re taken from environment variables.

How it appears in the course

You put a .mcp.json file in the project’s main folder. All your colleagues get the same connections.
How do you share servers with the team? · Module 08, MCP: connecting to other apps
Make a .mcp.json for the team, without secret keys, using ${VAR}.
Try it yourself · Module 08, MCP: connecting to other apps
For the team you use .mcp.json, and you put secret keys as ${VAR}, not directly in the file.
Key takeaways · Module 08, MCP: connecting to other apps

Where you learn it

In module 08 · MCP: connecting to other apps, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

Related terms

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