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MCP servers and skills for Devin Desktop

Setup steps and file locations from Cognition's own documentation. Checked Nov 14, 2026.

66 MCP servers32 skills

MCP servers

✓ Supported

Add a server

  1. Open Customize from the Agents window and select MCPs.
  2. Use the Install MCPs for selector to choose the target, for example This computer.
  3. Under Available, click Install on a server from your MCP registries.
  4. Or add the server by hand to .devin/mcp_config.json or ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json.
  5. If a server shows Needs authentication, click Authenticate to finish the browser sign-in.

Where it's saved

Project
.devin/mcp_config.json
Local override
.devin/mcp_config.local.jsonGitignored.
User
~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json

Cognition's MCP documentationHow to connect MCP servers to AI clients

Skills

✓ Supported

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. Devin Desktop finds skills here:

Workspace
.devin/skills/<name>/Also .agents/skills/ and legacy .windsurf/skills/.
Global
~/.config/devin/skills/<name>/Also ~/.agents/skills/.
Plugins
Inside installed plugins

Cognition's skills documentationHow to create a skill

All listings

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Questions

Does Devin Desktop support MCP servers?
Yes. Windsurf is now called Devin Desktop. It runs local servers over stdio and connects to remote servers over Streamable HTTP or SSE, with OAuth for each.
Does Devin Desktop support skills?
Yes. Skills are SKILL.md folders in .devin/skills/ in a project or ~/.config/devin/skills/ for you; the older .windsurf/skills/ folder still works.