claude --mcp-config ~/.config/claude/mcp-servers.json

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claude --mcp-config ~/.config/claude/mcp-servers.json

Start Claude Code with a custom MCP server configuration

Points Claude Code at a JSON file defining MCP servers to connect. Each server adds tools Claude can use: database queries, GitHub operations, web search. This is how you give Claude Code access to your specific infrastructure.
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