generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://bit.dev/docs/getting-started/installing-bit/editor-setup/
description: Bit ships a built-in Model Context Protocol server as part of the Bit CLI, enabling AI agents
  (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf) to create and reuse components, inspect component/workspace
  state, run builds, and query Ripple CI. As of Bit v2, `bit init` auto-wires a hosted Bit Cloud MCP connection
  plus per-editor instruction files with zero configuration.
server:
  name: bit
  transport: stdio
  start_command: bit mcp-server start
  hosted: Bit Cloud MCP (zero-config via `bit init`)
setup:
  command: bit mcp-server setup [ide]
  ides:
  - vscode
  - cursor
  - windsurf
  rules_command: bit mcp-server rules [ide]
  consumer_project_flag: --consumer-project
  auto_wire:
    command: bit init --agent [claude|cursor|copilot]
    writes:
    - editor: claude
      files:
      - .mcp.json
      - .claude/rules/bit.md
    - editor: cursor
      files:
      - .cursor/mcp.json
      - .cursor/rules/bit.mdc
    - editor: copilot
      files:
      - .github/instructions/bit.instructions.md
docs: https://bit.cloud/teambit/mcp/cli-mcp-server
note: The MCP server surfaces Bit CLI capabilities (component create/reuse, status, build, CI inspection)
  to agents; Bit does not publish a fixed tool manifest — tools track the CLI command surface (see cli/bit-cli.yml).
deployment:
  mode: local-stdio
  verified: searched
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census