MCP Configuration & Remote Development Update

Release Notes

📄 JSON Configuration Support for MCP Servers

feat: support standard MCP JSON formats (#7956)

Continue now supports loading MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers from JSON configuration files! This major enhancement brings:

• Support for two JSON config formats (single object and Claude-like format)
• Automatic environment variable templating for secure key storage
• Intelligent transport selection with automatic fallback mechanisms
• Simplified server configuration in .continue/mcpServers/ folder

🔗 Remote Agent Connection Enhancement

Add --id option to connect to existing remote agents via tunnel (#7999)

• Connect to existing remote agents using an ID
• Improved remote command flow and error handling
• Enhanced CLI experience for distributed development

📊 CLI Telemetry Improvements

cn serve boolean (#8005)

• Added isServe flag for better CLI usage tracking
• Improved PostHog telemetry for serve commands

📚 Documentation & Guides

🖋️ Automated Documentation Agent Guide

Guide for Continue CLI for a Documentation writing agent (#7988)

• New comprehensive guide for automating documentation updates
• Step-by-step instructions for creating documentation agents
• Best practices for maintaining up-to-date documentation

⚙️ Settings Documentation Overhaul

docs: update settings.mdx with current features and screenshots (#8013)

• Updated screenshots reflecting new VS Code interface
• Card-based layout documentation
• Corrected configuration references
• Added notes about autocomplete model configuration

🛠️ Developer Experience

MCP Integration Enhancements

• Improved MCP cookbook documentation with PostHog and GitHub examples (link)[https://docs.continue.dev/guides/overview]
• Secure key storage best practices
• Environment variable templating support

Remote Development

• Enhanced remote agent connection capabilities
• Better error handling and user feedback
• Streamlined tunnel connection process

🔧 Under the Hood

• Refactored MCP options and transport constructors
• Improved configuration loading mechanisms
• Enhanced telemetry for better product insights
• JSON and YAML configuration interoperability

📈 What's Next

Continue to expect improvements in:

• MCP server integration capabilities
• Remote development workflows
• Documentation automation tools
• Configuration management enhancements

👥 Contributors

Thanks to all contributors who made this release possible, with special recognition for tier feature implementations!

For the full changelog and detailed commit history, visit our GitHub releases