A guide to supercharging Claude Code with Skills and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), including running Claude Code in an IDE like Cursor or VS Code. It covers setting up Skills, connecting to MCP servers, and combining both for powerful workflows.
This article explains how the Cursor IDE indexes a codebase, focusing on its approach to understanding code structure and relationships beyond simple text indexing. It details the use of Language Server Protocol (LSP) and the creation of a graph database to represent the codebase, enabling features like code navigation, refactoring, and accurate code completion.
