Connect an MCP server

Last updated 2026-11-09

DSH ships no built-in tools; MCP servers arrive through the @deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client row, usually configured in the profile patch.

Configuration

- insert:
    - id: my-mcp
      name: "@deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client"
      config:
        serverName: my-mcp
        transport: stdio
        command: /usr/local/bin/my-mcp
        args: ["mcp"]
        env:
          MY_TOKEN: "..."

Three pitfalls

Absolute paths: command must be absolute; the host does not expand ~ or shell aliases.
Startup blocking: a stdio server that never prints its handshake looks like a hang. Run the command manually first.
Secrets: put credentials in env, not args, or they show up in process listings.

Verify

After a reload the server's tools should appear in the session; otherwise read the host log for that serverName.