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Supported Extensions

x-mcp-server

Use x-mcp-server to mark an individual OpenAPI operation as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint. When Dev Portal detects this extension, it replaces the standard request/response view with a dedicated MCP card showing the endpoint URL, a copy button, and tabbed installation instructions for popular AI clients.

Location

The x-mcp-server extension is added at the Operation Object level.

Option	Type	Description
x-mcp-server	boolean or MCP Server Object	Marks the operation as an MCP server endpoint.

MCP Server Object

When using the object form, the following properties are available:

Property	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No	Display name used in the generated client configuration snippets. Falls back to the operation summary, then "mcp-server"
version	string	No	Version metadata
url	string	No	Overrides the endpoint URL shown in the card and install snippets. See MCP URL resolution
tools	[Tool Object]	No	Array of tools provided by the MCP server

Each item in the tools array:

Property	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	Tool name
description	string	No	Human-readable tool description

MCP URL resolution

The displayed MCP URL is constructed from the server URL of the API and the path of the operation. The server URL comes from the OpenAPI servers array (or the operation-level servers override if present).

Overriding the URL

Set url on x-mcp-server when the MCP server is not reachable under the documented API server — for example when it runs on its own hostname:

Code
servers:
  - url: https://api.example.com
paths:
  /mcp:
    post:
      summary: My MCP Server
      x-mcp-server:
        name: my-mcp-server
        url: https://mcp.example.com/mcp
      responses:
        "200":
          description: MCP response

The card and every install snippet then use https://mcp.example.com/mcp instead of https://api.example.com/mcp.

An absolute url (one with a scheme, such as https://) replaces the endpoint entirely and is used verbatim — it also takes precedence over the server picked in the server dropdown, since it names a host of its own. A value without a scheme is treated as a path on the server URL instead, so url: /v2/mcp resolves to https://api.example.com/v2/mcp and still follows server selection. Blank values are ignored and the URL falls back to the server URL plus the operation path.

Examples

Boolean shorthand

Use true to enable MCP UI without specifying metadata. The operation's summary is used as the server name.

Code
paths:
  /mcp:
    post:
      summary: My MCP Server
      x-mcp-server: true
      responses:
        "200":
          description: MCP response

Object form

Code
paths:
  /mcp:
    post:
      summary: My MCP Server
      x-mcp-server:
        name: my-mcp-server
        version: 1.0.0
        tools:
          - name: search_docs
            description: Search the documentation
          - name: get_page
            description: Retrieve a specific documentation page
      responses:
        "200":
          description: MCP response

Generated UI

When detected, the operation page shows:

• MCP Endpoint card with the full URL and a copy button
• AI Tool Configuration tabs with setup instructions for:
  • Claude — add via Connectors UI or claude mcp add CLI command
  • ChatGPT — app setup via Settings → Apps → Advanced Settings
  • Cursor — mcp.json configuration (global or project-level)
  • VS Code — .vscode/mcp.json with native HTTP transport for GitHub Copilot
  • Generic — standard mcp.json format compatible with most MCP clients

The standard method badge, request body, parameters, and sidecar panels are hidden for MCP endpoints.

For a full walkthrough including Dev Portal configuration, see the Documenting MCP Servers guide.