Add MCP servers to Continue

Continue loads YAML block files from .continue/mcpServers/ in your workspace.

Project file

.continue/mcpServers/<name>.yaml (or drop a Claude/Cursor/Cline-style mcp.json into .continue/mcpServers/)

Top-level key

mcpServers

Format

yaml

OAuth for remote servers

?Not documented

Example config

This example adds GitHub's hosted server and Playwright as a local server, in the shape this client expects.

name: MCP servers
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: "github"
    type: streamable-http
    url: "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
  - name: "playwright"
    type: stdio
    command: "npx"
    args:
      - "@playwright/mcp@latest"

Notes and quirks

• mcpServers is a YAML list, not a map, and each block file needs name, version and schema: v1.
• You can also drop a Claude, Cursor or Cline style mcp.json into .continue/mcpServers/.
• Refer to secrets as ${{ secrets.NAME }}.
• OAuth for remote servers isn't documented, and the MCP page doesn't show a global config location.

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