# MCP and coding agents

> Give coding agents scoped tools for inspection, draft authoring, simulation, publication, and protocol workflows.

- Canonical URL: https://dotmock.com/docs/features/mcp-integration
- Capability status: Available
- Last verified: 2026-07-24

## Prerequisites
- An MCP client
- A team-scoped DotMock management credential
- The target workspace ID in $API_ID for API-scoped work

## In this guide
- Connect the MCP server securely
- Inspect before authoring
- Mutate the shared draft with one valid payload
- Simulate before publication
- Keep destructive actions approval-aware

## Verified boundaries
- Secret-bearing connection management stays on trusted UI or direct REST surfaces; destructive operations require approval.

Read the canonical guide for its complete examples and expected results: https://dotmock.com/docs/features/mcp-integration