# MCP Server Integration

Set up the Model Context Protocol server for AI-assisted development with Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI development tools.

## Overview

The **VBASoftware MCP Server** integrates with the **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** to make VBASoftware's API and SDK definitions available to AI development tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI-enabled IDEs.

This allows AI assistants to understand your APIs, generate accurate code, and guide integrations — without ever accessing production data or client systems.

## What is MCP?

The **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** is an open standard that enables AI tools to securely access structured context about APIs, SDKs, and documentation.

The VBASoftware MCP server is available at:


```
https://vbasoftware-dev-api.redocly.app/mcp
```

### How MCP Works

1. **Context Provider** (VBASoftware MCP Server) exposes API schemas and documentation
2. **AI Tool** (Claude, ChatGPT, IDE) connects to the MCP server
3. **Enhanced Development** - AI has full context about VBAPI capabilities
4. **Code Generation** - AI can generate accurate, working code examples


### VBASoftware MCP Benefits

- **SDK Awareness** — AI assistants understand available API endpoints, models, and parameters
- **Accurate Code Generation** — Generate working API calls in your preferred language
- **Documentation Context** — AI can reference the same SDK docs and schemas used by developers
- **Safe Integration** — No runtime data access or client system exposure


## 🔌 VBASoftware MCP Capabilities

### API-Aware Development

- Exposes OpenAPI and SDK metadata to AI tools
- Enables assistants to generate correct API calls, authentication headers, and response handling code
- Supports context-specific examples (e.g., "Show me how to create an enrollment in C#")


### Safe by Design

- **No access to client databases or live data**
- **No real API calls are executed** through the MCP connection
- Provides **documentation-only** context for code generation
- Read-only access to API schemas and documentation


## Setting Up MCP Integration

### MCP Server Endpoint

The VBASoftware MCP server is available at:


```
https://vbasoftware-dev-api.redocly.app/mcp
```

### Quick Setup

Most MCP-compatible tools allow adding an HTTP MCP server via a simple configuration entry.  Below is an example for configuring an MCP server within Visual Studio.  Consult your development environment's documentation for configuring MCP servers.

Visual Studio `.mcp.json` file.


```json
{
  "inputs": [],
  "servers": {
    "vbasoftware-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://dev-vbapi-docs.vbasoftware.com/mcp",
      "headers": {}
    }
  }
}
```

The MCP integration transforms AI-assisted development from generic programming help to expert-level VBAPI guidance. Once configured, your AI tools become VBAPI specialists that can help with everything from initial learning to complex integration challenges.