Adding MCP Servers to Warp

Warp supports MCP servers via native config files. Follow these steps when helping a user add an MCP server.

Step 1: Determine Scope

If the user hasn't specified, ask whether they want to configure the server globally (for all projects) or project-scoped (for a specific repository only).

Config file paths:

• Global (user-scoped): ~/.warp/.mcp.json
• Project-scoped: {repo_root}/.warp/.mcp.json

Step 2: Gather Server Details

If the user hasn't provided the server's connection details, use WebSearch to find the correct configuration for the named server.

If it's unclear whether the server should be run as a local CLI process (stdio transport) or connected to via URL (HTTP/SSE streaming transport), ask the user which they prefer.

Step 3: Check and Prepare the Config File