Agentic Tools (MCPs)

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Agentic Tools (MCPs)

Agentic Tools (MCPs) allow you to integrate external tools and services into Qodo Gen. This enables Qodo Gen to access and use custom tools when needed.

What is MCP?

Using the MCP protocol, Qodo Gen can interact with external services.

For example, if a Jira MCP is set up, you could ask "Find me a Jira ticket about creating an authentication protocol" in the chat, and get relevant information from your Jira project.

Requirements

To verify you have Node installed, open the command line on your computer.

On macOS, open the Terminal from your Applications folder
On Windows, press Windows + R, type “cmd”, and press Enter

Once in the command line, verify you have Node installed by entering in the following command:

node --version

Agentic Tools Configuration

Note: If you're an Enterprise user, you may be unable to add new Agentic Tools if your system administrator has restricted additions in the Agentic Tools Allow List.

In order to create a tool and add it to Qodo Gen, you need the applicable MCP server configuration.

Qodo Gen supports two types of MCPs:

Local MCPs These run directly in your environment and don’t require network calls. Ideal for internal tools or logic that doesn’t rely on external APIs.
Remote MCPs (SSE MCPs) These are hosted externally and communicate via HTTP. When setting up a Remote MCP, you'll provide a URL, and optionally, you can add custom HTTP headers (e.g., for authentication).

1. Local MCPs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

2. Remote (SSE) MCPs

We recommend using SSE MCPs, especially in Enterprise environments. They are easier to manage, more secure and ideal for external services like Jira. Also, if you're setting up an Allow List in your Enterprise environment, we recommend enabling SSE-based MCPs for a smoother and more secure user experience.

The SSE MCPs configuration relies on a URL.

To configure this type of tool, add the following as to the Agentic Tools configuration text box:

{
    "semgrep": {
        "url": "https://mcp.semgrep.ai/sse"
    }
}

Create a new Agentic Tool

Go to the Tools Management page
Either click on Connect more tools or on the tools link under the chatbox.

Create a New Tool Click Add new MCP button at the top left of the tools management page.

Save and Test Save your configuration.

A green dot will indicate a successful connection.
- A list of sub-tools will appear under the tool, indicating all the services this tool is capable of. You can toggle all sub-tools on or off.
- Clicking on Auto approve will let you set if the use of the sub-tool will be automatically approved for every use in-chat.
- You can turn sub-tools on or off by pressing the toggle button.

A yellow dot indicates a problem with your connection. Try checking your configuration and API keys and make sure you've set them all correctly.

Modify or Delete: You can edit or remove a tool as needed. Some of the built-in tools, like Code Navigation, cannot be edited.

Remove or Manage Tools

You can scroll through all connected tools in Qodo Gen's Agentic Mode welcome page.

Click Connect more tools to get to the tools management page.

You can enable, disable, or modify the configuration of tools at any time. Click the pen and note symbol next to a custom tool's toggle button to modify a tool's configuration.

Toggling a tool off will disable Qodo Gen from using it.

See the number of available tools any time at the bottom of Qodo Gen Chat, under the chatbox. Clicking on it displays a list of available tools.