Claude Code MCP Deep Dive (1): From Built-In Tools to Extensible Capabilities
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TL;DR: Claude Code ships with a fixed set of built-in tools such as Read, Write, and Bash. MCP—the Model Context Protocol—lets it connect to an external process at runtime and use that process’s declared capabilities as new tools. MCP does not solve “how should I reuse a procedure?” That is the job…
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- 2026-10-22 02:06 · DEV Community — AI
Claude Code MCP Deep Dive (1): From Built-In Tools to Extensible Capabilities