{ "description": "Optional MCP servers — pick & copy into mcp-servers.json as needed (claude-forge v3.0)", "servers": { "memory": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory@2026.1.26"], "env": {}, "description": "Knowledge graph across sessions. NOTE: Claude Code 2026 ships Auto Memory (~/.claude/projects/.../memory/) — consider before adding. Pinned to 2026.1.26; bump manually after audit.", "when_to_use": "Team-shared knowledge graph, cross-project memory, or when Auto Memory is insufficient." }, "exa": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp", "description": "Exa AI web search and company research.", "when_to_use": "When built-in WebSearch is insufficient (company/people deep research, semantic search with filters)." }, "github": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github@2025.4.8"], "env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}" }, "description": "GitHub repo/PR/issue via MCP. Pinned to 2025.4.8; bump manually after audit.", "when_to_use": "When gh CLI is not installed or you prefer structured tool calls. Most users can use gh CLI via Bash directly." }, "fetch": { "type": "stdio", "command": "uvx", "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"], "description": "Web content fetching (Python uvx).", "when_to_use": "Fallback when jina-reader is rate-limited or blocked." }, "time": { "type": "stdio", "command": "uvx", "args": ["mcp-server-time"], "description": "Timezone-aware date/time arithmetic.", "when_to_use": "Scheduling, cron, timezone conversion tasks." }, "sequential-thinking": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking@2025.12.18"], "description": "Structured multi-step reasoning tool. Pinned to 2025.12.18; bump manually after audit.", "when_to_use": "Complex planning or chain-of-thought intensive tasks. Often redundant with Claude's own reasoning — measure before adding." }, "supabase": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@supabase/mcp-server-supabase@0.7.0"], "env": { "SUPABASE_URL": "${SUPABASE_URL}", "SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY": "${SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY}" }, "description": "Supabase DB management (SQL, migrations, edge functions). Pinned to 0.7.0; bump manually after audit.", "when_to_use": "Supabase projects — alternative to direct psql/CLI." } }, "_notes": { "chrome-devtools-moved": "v3.0.1: chrome-devtools was promoted to mcp-servers.json (default set). See MCP-MIGRATION.md." } }