Agentic Tools (MCPs)

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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?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It’s an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to AI Models. You can learn more about MCPs in Anthropic's MCP documentation.

Using the MCP protocol, Qodo Gen can interact with external services.For example, if a Jira MCP is set up, you c ould ask "Find me a Jira ticket about creating an authentication protocol" in the chat and get relevant information from your Jira project.

Requirements

You will need Node.js on your computer in order to run tools properly.

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

If you get an error saying “command not found” or “node is not recognized”, download Node from nodejs.org.

Learn more on why Node.js is required in Anthropic's official MCP documentation.

Create a new Agentic Tool

1. Open Qodo Gen in Agentic Mode: Learn more about Agentic Mode and what it does.

2. Go to the Tools Management page:

   Either click on Manage available tools or on the tools link under the chatbox.

3. Create a New Tool: Click on the plus + button at the top right of the tools management page.

4. Enter Tool Configuration Details:

   1. Provide an identifier and name for the tool.

   2. Enter the required API key, arguments, environment variables and other credentials.

   3. Find MCP tools and setup options in the MCP GitHub.

   
5. Save and Test: Save your configuration. A green dot will indicate a successful connection.

6. Modify or Delete: You can always edit or remove an MCP tool as needed.

7. Enable/Disable MCP Tools Toggle MCP tools on or off depending on your workflow.

Manage Tools

At the bottom of Qodo Gen Chat, under the chatbox, you can see the number of active tools. Clicking on it displays a list of available tools.

You can enable, disable, or modify these tools at any time.