MCP training for engineering teams: servers, skills, workflows
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI coding agents call external tools such as databases, ticket systems, and deploy pipelines through MCP servers. That reach widens the blast radius fast: one prompt can touch production, so AI integration safety depends on tight tool permissions and a short list of approved servers. Our MCP training shows teams how to vet each server and keep workflow integration reviewable before anyone wires it in.
Integrations need ownership
MCP servers and skills make agents more capable, but also increase blast radius. Teams need a small number of approved integrations, clear permissions, and reviewable examples before they connect AI coding tools to internal systems.
What belongs in a skill
Good skills encode stable team knowledge: API patterns, release workflows, test conventions, domain language, and known failure modes. They should not become secret stores or vague instruction dumps.
How to roll it out
We start with one or two high-frequency workflows, prove they reduce rework, then expand only where usage data and engineer feedback show repeatable value.
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Claude Code team skills and conventions
Claude Code 2.1.150 tightens team conventions around claude code skills, CLAUDE.md, hooks, and shared repo context.
Claude Code team conventions
Claude Code teams need one shared way to set context, review changes, and keep agent work inside repo rules.
Claude Code 2.1.139 team conventions
Claude Code 2.1.139 team conventions: a CLAUDE TOC, red-folder approvals, data-class tags on MCP connectors, and a weekly retro note.
Claude Code 2.1.142 team conventions
Claude Code 2.1.142 team conventions for parallel agent streams: a skill index, a hook budget, a CLAUDE TOC, and red-folder approvals.
Claude Code 2.1.140: team conventions
Claude Code 2.1.140 team conventions: a skill index for precedence, a hook budget, a CLAUDE TOC, and red-folder approvals reviewers can trace.
Claude Code 2.1.126 team conventions
Claude Code 2.1.126 team conventions: connector stewards, data-class tags on MCP, a weekly retro note, a skill index, and a hook budget with rollbacks.
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