ECLIPSE THEIA - AI MCP UI EXTENSION
## Description
The Model Context Server (MCP) UI Integration package provides the UI for users to start and use MCP servers
### Features
- Start and stop MCP servers.
- Provide preference schema for autocomplete etc. in preferences
### Commands
#### Start MCP Server
- **Command ID:** `mcp.startserver`
- **Label:** `MCP: Start MCP Server`
- **Functionality:** Allows you to start a MCP server by selecting from a list of configured servers.
#### Stop MCP Server
- **Command ID:** `mcp.stopserver`
- **Label:** `MCP: Stop MCP Server`
- **Functionality:** Allows you to stop a running MCP server by selecting from a list of currently running servers.
### Usage
1. **Starting a MCP Server:**
- Use the command palette to invoke `MCP: Start MCP Server`.
- A quick pick menu will appear with a list of configured MCP servers.
- Select a server to start.
2. **Stopping a MCP Server:**
- Use the command palette to invoke `MCP: Stop MCP Server`.
- A quick pick menu will display a list of currently running MCP servers.
- Select a server to stop.
3. **Using provided tool functions**
- Only functions of started MCP servers can be used
- Open a prompt template and add the added tool functions
- Type '~{' to open the auto completion
### Configuration
To configure MCP servers, open the preferences and add entries to the `MCP Servers Configuration` section.
See the Theia MCP package (`@theia/ai-mcp`) README for more information.
### More Information
[Theia AI MCP README](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/tree/master/packages/ai-mcp)
[User documentation on MCP in the Theia IDE](https://theia-ide.org/docs/user_ai/#mcp-integration)
[List of available MCP servers](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers)
## Additional Information
- [API documentation for `@theia/mcp-ui`](https://eclipse-theia.github.io/theia/docs/next/modules/_theia_ai-mcp-ui.html)
- [Theia - GitHub](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia)
- [Theia - Website](https://theia-ide.org/)
## License
- [Eclipse Public License 2.0](http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/)
- [GNU General Public License, version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception](https://projects.eclipse.org/license/secondary-gpl-2.0-cp)
## Trademark
"Theia" is a trademark of the Eclipse Foundation