Claude Code Setup

This guide covers installing Claude Code as your MCP client.

Overview

Claude Code is Anthropic’s CLI tool for Claude that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP). With MCP servers configured, Claude Code gains access to mailing lists, GitHub, and Atlassian services.

Claude Code is the primary MCP client used in this documentation, but other MCP-compatible clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) work as well.

Installation

macOS

brew install claude

Linux / WSL

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Windows

choco install claude

Verify Installation

claude --version
For other installation methods, see the official Claude Code documentation.

Basic Usage

Start an interactive session:

claude

List configured MCP servers:

claude mcp list

Add an MCP server:

claude mcp add <name> [options] -- <command>

Next Steps