--- title: Extend GitLab Duo Agent Platform: Connect any tool with MCP description: GitLab Duo Agent Platform now supports MCP (Model Context Protocol), enabling developers to connect external tools like Jira directly to their AI-powered IDE... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/extend-gitlab-duo-agent-platform-connect-any-tool-with-mcp-016vmxzad twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Extend GitLab Duo Agent Platform: Connect any tool with MCP | daily.dev og:description: GitLab Duo Agent Platform now supports MCP (Model Context Protocol), enabling developers to connect external tools like Jira directly to their AI-powered IDE... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/extend-gitlab-duo-agent-platform-connect-any-tool-with-mcp-016vmxzad og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/016VMxZAd.png og:image:alt: Extend GitLab Duo Agent Platform: Connect any tool with MCP og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Extend GitLab Duo Agent Platform: Connect any tool with MCP **[GitLab](https://daily.dev/sources/gitlab)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitLab Duo Agent Platform now supports MCP (Model Context Protocol), enabling developers to connect external tools like Jira directly to their AI-powered IDE environment. The tutorial covers setting up a Jira OAuth 2.0 application in the Atlassian Developer Console, configuring the MCP client via a `.gitlab/duo/mcp.json` file, and verifying the connection using the built-in MCP Dashboard in VS Code. Three practical workflows are demonstrated: sprint planning assistance (querying backlog, prioritizing issues), bug triage and issue creation from code context, and cross-system incident investigation correlating Jira tickets with GitLab merge requests. Security considerations including OAuth token management and least-privilege scopes are also addressed. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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