Specification feature · interfaces

MCP server roleMCP 2026-07-28

Expose capabilities from the harness as an MCP server.

Terminology basis: MCP 2026-07-28. MCP 2026-07-28

MCP server role: 1 supported, 0 partial, 0 unsupported, 30 unreviewed across 31 cataloged products.

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Current evidence by product

Can my agent use MCP server role?

Read across for the answer. 1 of 31 current product columns have reviewed evidence; unreviewed does not mean unsupported.

  • Supported1
  • Partial0
  • Unsupported0
  • Unknown30
  • Not applicable0

Web

9 products

Desktop

13 products

CLI

9 products

Unknown means no public evidence has been reviewed for that product and capability. It does not mean unsupported.

How statuses are assigned

Definition and scope

What this capability means

Expose capabilities from the harness as an MCP server.

This row remains unknown for a product until exact, dated evidence covers this capability rather than MCP generally.

Traceable compatibility

Assertion ledger

Documentation evidence only. No runtime conformance test is implied.

Claude CLIcli · current
Supported
Target
current Claude Code MCP documentation · dated-documentation
Environment
local-default
Observed
2026-08-28
  • host-rolethe consuming MCP client is responsible for user confirmation around the exposed Claude Code tool calls
Evidence
  1. 1. Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Anthropic documents `claude mcp serve`, which runs Claude Code itself as an MCP server and exposes Claude Code tools to another MCP client.