> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.groundforge.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MCP Providers

> Register an MCP server, run Discovery, and review its inventory.

Open **MCPs** to register a remote Streamable HTTP server or inspect an inventory uploaded from local stdio Discovery.

## Remote MCP provider

Enter the server URL and authentication settings, test the connection, then run Discovery. GroundForge stores the returned tool, resource, and prompt definitions.

## Local stdio provider

Use `gforge discover mcp ... --stdio` on the machine where the command and local environment are available. Local environment secret values stay local and are not uploaded with the inventory.

## Review the provider

Check connection state, last Discovery, capability inventory, recommendations, Observations, Drifts, and the attached Gateway.

## Example

<Card title="modelcontextprotocol/quickstart-resources" icon="github" iconType="brands" href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/quickstart-resources/tree/main/weather-server-python" horizontal cta="Open repository">
  Discover `get_alerts` and `get_forecast` from the local Python Weather MCP.
</Card>

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> Add `/images/platform/mcp-overview.png` showing Discovery status, inventory, Observations, Drifts, and Gateway summary.

See [MCP Providers concept](/concepts/mcp-providers), [Weather MCP Example](/examples/weather-mcp), and [CLI MCP Workflows](/cli/mcp).


## Related topics

- [MCP Providers](/concepts/mcp-providers.md)
- [MCP Workflows](/cli/mcp.md)
- [Resource Model](/concepts/resource-model.md)
- [Glossary](/help/glossary.md)