KitCursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline · 4 steps · 4 resources

MCP Developer Stack

Common MCP servers for day-to-day development — GitHub for repo context, filesystem for local files, and Playwright for browser verification.

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Add GitHub MCP

Replace YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN with a PAT that has repo scope

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Add Filesystem MCP

Set the path to your project root

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/absolute/path/to/your/project"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Add Playwright MCP

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@playwright/mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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Add Fetch MCP (optional)

Optional — lightweight HTTP reads without a browser

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch"]
    }
  }
}