MAJOR UPDATE: MCP has gone mainstream in 2025!
What Changed Since January 2025:
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Claude Desktop (June 2025):
- ✅ Added remote MCP server support (HTTP/SSE + Streamable HTTP)
- ✅ Available for Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans (beta)
- ✅ Supports both authless and OAuth remote servers
- ✅ Most comprehensive MCP implementation
ChatGPT (March-October 2025):
- ✅ OpenAI officially adopted MCP in March 2025
- ✅ Full MCP support rolled out to all paid plans in October
- ✅ Developer mode (Sept 2025) enables read/write operations
- ✅ Remote servers only (no stdio support)
- ⚠️ Basic implementation compared to Claude Desktop
GitHub Copilot (June-October 2025):
- ✅ Remote GitHub MCP Server in public preview (June)
- ✅ Agent Mode with MCP support rolled out to all VS Code users (Oct)
- ✅ Copilot Extensions deprecated in favor of MCP (Sept)
- ✅ Enhanced MCP support in CLI (Oct 17)
- ⚠️ MCP Tools supported, Resources not yet implemented
Google Gemini (April 2025):
- ✅ Official MCP compatibility announced (April)
- ✅ Integration via Gemini SDK and FastMCP
- ⚠️ SDK-level integration only (no direct UI like Claude/ChatGPT)
- ✅ Can be used with MCP-compatible IDEs
Key Improvements:
- Remote HTTP/SSE servers now widely supported
- Streamable HTTP protocol introduced (superior to SSE)
- Over 1,000 MCP servers created by community (Feb 2025)
- MCP becoming "HTTP for AI" - industry standard
Updated Documentation:
- Connection methods: HTTP/SSE now widely supported (not future-ready, but current!)
- Configuration examples for each tool (remote + local)
- Updated summary table with current support status
- Timeline of MCP adoption throughout 2025
- Links to official documentation
This means YOUR deployed server at hpr-knowledge-base.onrender.com
can NOW be used by:
- Claude Desktop (Pro/Team/Enterprise users)
- ChatGPT (all paid plan users)
- GitHub Copilot (VS Code/Visual Studio users)
- Google Gemini (via SDK integration)
- Custom MCP clients
🎉 The future we built is NOW!
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New Documentation:
- CONFIGURATION.md: Complete setup guide for all major AI platforms
- Covers Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and custom integrations
- Both stdio (local) and HTTP/SSE (remote) configuration options
- Troubleshooting section with common issues and solutions
- MCP protocol reference for developers
- Code examples in Python and Node.js
AI Tool Support Status:
- ✅ Claude Desktop: stdio only (fully documented)
- ❌ ChatGPT: Not supported (workarounds provided)
- ❌ GitHub Copilot: Not supported (alternatives included)
- ❌ Google Gemini: Not supported (integration examples)
- ✅ Custom MCP clients: Full support (examples provided)
Key Sections:
- Connection method comparison (stdio vs HTTP/SSE)
- Quick start commands for testing
- Platform-specific configuration paths
- JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol examples
- Future compatibility roadmap
- Summary table of AI tool support
Updated README.md:
- Links to new CONFIGURATION.md guide
- Clear support status indicators
- Note about Claude Desktop stdio-only limitation
This addresses the current limitation where Claude Desktop doesn't
support HTTP/SSE connections, while preparing documentation for
future MCP adoption by other AI platforms.
🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
