New optional command between /ultraresearch-local and /ultraplan-local that matches brief+research against Claude Code features (hooks, subagents, skills, output-styles, MCP, plan-mode, worktrees, background-agents) and produces an architecture note with brief-anchored rationale plus explicit gaps. Added: - commands/ultra-cc-architect-local.md (--project, --fg, --quick, --no-gaps) - agents/architect-orchestrator.md (opus) — 6-phase background orchestrator - agents/feature-matcher.md (sonnet) — fallback-ranked feature proposals - agents/gap-identifier.md (sonnet) — 4 gap classes with issue-ready drafts - agents/architecture-critic.md (sonnet) — hallucination gate as BLOCKER - skills/cc-architect-catalog/ — SKILL.md + 10 seed entries (reference/pattern) Changed (non-breaking): - commands/ultraplan-local.md — auto-discovers architecture/overview.md - agents/planning-orchestrator.md — cross-references cc_features_proposed - plugin.json — 2.1.0 → 2.2.0, description, cc-architecture keyword - CHANGELOG, README, CLAUDE.md (plugin + marketplace root) Pipeline becomes brief → research → architect → plan → execute. Architect is optional; existing project dirs keep working unchanged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| name | description | layer | cc_feature | source | concept | last_verified | ngram_overlap_score | review_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-reference | Model Context Protocol — external tools and resources exposed to Claude via MCP servers. | reference | mcp | https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/mcp | mcp-tool-protocol | 2026-04-18 | null | approved |
MCP — Reference
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the protocol Claude Code uses to talk to external tool servers. An MCP server advertises tools and resources; Claude Code surfaces them to Claude as callable tools.
Architecture
- MCP server — a process (local or remote) that implements the protocol. Can be written in any language. Communicates over stdio, HTTP, or WebSocket.
- Transport — stdio (local subprocess), SSE/HTTP (remote), or WebSocket. Stdio is the default for local servers.
- Tools — callable functions the server exposes. Each has a name, description, and JSON schema for inputs.
- Resources — readable entities the server exposes (files, database rows, API responses). Addressed by URI.
- Prompts — optional; MCP can expose templated prompts.
Configuration
MCP servers are declared in:
.mcp.json— project-level MCP config.~/.claude.jsonor equivalent — user-level.- Plugin-bundled — a plugin can ship its own MCP server.
Each entry specifies command, args, transport, and optional auth.
Tool naming
Tools from MCP servers appear to Claude with a namespaced name:
mcp__<server-name>__<tool-name>. This keeps names collision-free
across servers.
Permissions
allowed-toolsin settings or plugin frontmatter can include MCP tools by full name.- Some MCP servers require OAuth or API keys; those are configured in the server's own config, not Claude's.
Common uses
- Exposing internal APIs to Claude without hand-wrapping them (one generic MCP server → many tools).
- Cross-language tool servers (Python tool called from Claude Code running in Node).
- Sandboxed access to external services with explicit scoping.
Failure modes
- Server not running → tool calls fail; Claude sees an error string.
- Server misbehaves → tool returns wrong schema; Claude may retry or hallucinate.
- Authentication drift → 401s look like transient errors; diagnose by checking the server directly.
- Security: an MCP server runs with the permissions of its own process. A malicious server is a supply-chain risk; audit before enabling.