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MCP Connectors

Phase 7 | Status: in progress | 24 MCPs (11 core + 13 extended) | Context7 shipped

Overview​

MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectors provide real system context to skills. Skills stay generic while MCP provides per-product context from actual tools.

Research source: Analysis of role-skills.md dependencies.

Priority Order (by skill enablement)​

Tier 1: High Impact (20+ skills enabled)​

1. GA4 MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 12
  • Roles: PM, DATA, GROWTH, UX
  • Capabilities: Metrics, funnels, cohorts, anomaly detection, baselines
  • Skills:
    • /pm-north-star - baseline data
    • /pm-release-review - KPI deltas
    • /data-event-spec - measurement alignment
    • /data-metric-spec - dimension/metric checks
    • /data-funnel-review - funnel analysis
    • /data-experiment-design - baseline + segments
    • /data-anomaly-triage - anomaly detection
    • /data-cohort-analyze - cohort data
    • /growth-weekly-report - traffic deltas
    • /growth-content-optimize - engagement data
    • /ux-heuristic-review - behavior evidence (with Clarity)
    • /ux-competitive-review - validate assumptions

2. GitLab MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 9
  • Roles: DEV, QA
  • Capabilities: MRs, pipelines, code context, release branches
  • Skills:
    • /dev-tech-plan - modules/flags
    • /dev-test-plan - diff impact
    • /dev-pr-review - MR + pipeline
    • /dev-ship-check - pipelines health
    • /dev-docs-generate - code context
    • /qa-test-matrix - impacted areas
    • /qa-automation-plan - automation MRs
    • /qa-regression-runbook - release branch
    • /qa-release-signoff - pipeline status

Tier 2: Medium Impact (5-6 skills enabled)​

3. Jira MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 6
  • Roles: PM, QA
  • Capabilities: Backlog, bugs, user stories, issue tracking
  • Skills:
    • /pm-scope-slice - backlog context
    • /pm-story-write - backlog context
    • /qa-bug-triage - bug list
    • /qa-test-cases - user story context
    • /qa-bug-report - duplicate detection
    • /qa-release-signoff - test evidence

4. Figma MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 6
  • Roles: UX, QA, DEV
  • Capabilities: Designs, flows, components, states
  • Skills:
    • /dev-tech-plan - optional constraints
    • /qa-test-matrix - flow-states
    • /ux-flow-spec - flow/state extraction
    • /ux-microcopy-write - components + strings
    • /ux-research-plan - flow context
    • /ux-heuristic-review - screens

5. GSC MCP (Google Search Console)​

  • Skills Enabled: 5
  • Roles: GROWTH
  • Capabilities: Queries, pages, CTR, impressions, indexability
  • Skills:
    • /growth-content-outline - opportunity pages + queries
    • /growth-keyword-brief - queries/pages
    • /growth-seo-audit - page CTR/impressions
    • /growth-seo-check - coverage/index diagnostics
    • /growth-weekly-report - traffic deltas

6. Clarity MCP (Microsoft Clarity)​

  • Skills Enabled: 5
  • Roles: PM, UX, DATA
  • Capabilities: Session recordings, heatmaps, behavior signals
  • Skills:
    • /pm-decision-brief - optional evidence
    • /pm-release-review - UX regressions
    • /data-funnel-review - qualitative insights
    • /ux-research-plan - pain signals
    • /ux-heuristic-review - behavior evidence

Tier 3: Targeted Impact (2-4 skills enabled)​

7. Sentry MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 4
  • Roles: DEV, QA, DATA
  • Capabilities: Error tracking, stack traces, health monitoring
  • Skills:
    • /dev-pr-review - optional regressions
    • /dev-ship-check - health status
    • /qa-bug-triage - optional context
    • /data-anomaly-triage - error correlation

8. BigQuery MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 2
  • Roles: DATA
  • Capabilities: Advanced SQL, window functions, large datasets
  • Skills:
    • /data-cohort-analyze - optional advanced queries
    • /data-dbt-model - schema context

9. Playwright MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 2
  • Roles: QA
  • Capabilities: Test automation direction, reliability
  • Skills:
    • /qa-automation-plan - automation direction
    • /qa-regression-runbook - optional automation

Tier 4: Single Skill (1 skill enabled)​

10. OpenAPI/Swagger MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 1
  • Roles: DEV
  • Capabilities: API contract validation, schema generation
  • Skills:
    • /backend-api-contract - contract generation

11. dbt Cloud MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 1
  • Roles: DATA
  • Capabilities: Model management, test results, documentation
  • Skills:
    • /data-dbt-model - optional cloud integration

Extended MCPs (from Research Report)​

Source: MCP Servers by Role Report - January 2026

Cross-Role High Impact​

12. Notion MCP (Official)​

  • Skills Enabled: 5+
  • Roles: PM, UX, All
  • Pricing: Free with Notion subscription
  • Capabilities: Create pages, search workspace, manage databases, unified search
  • Skills:
    • /pm-prd-write - PRD storage and templates
    • /pm-north-star - OKR tracking
    • /ux-research-synthesize - Research documentation
    • /ux-persona-create - Persona storage
    • All roles - Knowledge base access
  • Setup: ⭐ Easy - OAuth one-click

13. Slack MCP (Official)​

  • Skills Enabled: 3+
  • Roles: All
  • Pricing: Free with Slack subscription
  • Capabilities: Search messages, post updates, channel management
  • Skills:
    • /pm-feedback-synthesize - Feedback channel mining
    • /pm-release-review - Stakeholder notifications
    • All roles - Team communication context
  • Setup: ⭐ Easy - OAuth one-click

14. GitHub MCP (Official)​

  • Skills Enabled: 9 (GitLab alternative)
  • Roles: DEV, QA
  • Pricing: Free with GitHub account
  • Capabilities: Repo management, PR operations, issue tracking, code search, file operations
  • Skills:
    • /dev-pr-review - PR + CI status
    • /dev-ship-check - Actions health
    • /dev-docs-generate - Code context
    • /qa-automation-plan - Automation PRs
    • /qa-regression-runbook - Release branch
  • Setup: ⭐ Easy - OAuth or PAT

Role-Specific Medium Impact​

15. Linear MCP (Official)​

  • Skills Enabled: 6 (Jira alternative)
  • Roles: PM, QA
  • Pricing: Free with Linear subscription
  • Capabilities: Issue CRUD, project management, cycle tracking, comments
  • Skills:
    • /pm-scope-slice - Backlog context
    • /pm-story-write - Issue creation
    • /qa-bug-triage - Bug tracking
    • /qa-bug-report - Duplicate detection
  • Setup: ⭐ Easy - OAuth
  • Note: Modern teams alternative to Jira

16. Mixpanel MCP (Official)​

  • Skills Enabled: 6
  • Roles: PM, DATA
  • Pricing: Free with Mixpanel account
  • Capabilities: Segmentation, funnels, retention, event discovery, anomaly detection, session replay
  • Skills:
    • /pm-north-star - Metric tracking
    • /data-funnel-review - Funnel analysis
    • /data-cohort-analyze - Retention analysis
    • /data-anomaly-triage - Anomaly detection
    • /data-experiment-design - A/B test analysis
  • Setup: ⭐ Easy - OAuth remote connection
  • Note: Best-supported official product analytics MCP

17. Confluence MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 3
  • Roles: PM, DEV
  • Pricing: Free with Confluence subscription
  • Capabilities: Page creation, search, documentation management
  • Skills:
    • /pm-prd-write - PRD storage
    • /dev-docs-generate - Technical documentation
    • /pm-release-review - Release notes
  • Setup: ⭐⭐ Medium - API token required

Targeted Impact​

18. Snowflake MCP (Official)​

  • Skills Enabled: 3 (BigQuery alternative)
  • Roles: DATA
  • Pricing: Freemium ($400 credits free)
  • Capabilities: Cortex AI, SQL execution, semantic views, object management
  • Skills:
    • /data-sql-query - Advanced SQL
    • /data-cohort-analyze - Large dataset analysis
    • /data-dbt-model - Schema context
  • Setup: ⭐⭐⭐ Medium-Hard - Auth config, role setup
  • Note: Enterprise data warehouse with AI features

19. PostgreSQL MCP (Reference)​

  • Skills Enabled: 2
  • Roles: DATA
  • Pricing: Free (open-source)
  • Capabilities: SQL queries, schema exploration
  • Skills:
    • /data-sql-query - Direct database queries
    • /data-metric-spec - Schema validation
  • Setup: ⭐⭐ Medium - Connection string

20. Ahrefs MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 3
  • Roles: GROWTH
  • Pricing: Free server; Ahrefs API from $99/mo
  • Capabilities: Backlink analysis, keyword research, traffic analysis
  • Skills:
    • /growth-keyword-brief - Keyword research
    • /growth-content-outline - Content opportunities
    • /growth-seo-audit - Backlink analysis
  • Setup: ⭐⭐ Medium - API key required

21. Semrush MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 3
  • Roles: GROWTH
  • Pricing: Free server; Semrush plan from $139/mo
  • Capabilities: Domain analytics, keyword metrics, competitor research
  • Skills:
    • /growth-keyword-brief - Keyword metrics
    • /growth-content-outline - Competitor content gaps
    • /ux-competitive-review - Competitor analysis
  • Setup: ⭐⭐ Medium - API key required

22. LambdaTest MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 2
  • Roles: QA
  • Pricing: Freemium (limited); Paid from $15/mo
  • Capabilities: Cross-browser testing, SmartUI, accessibility testing
  • Skills:
    • /qa-test-matrix - Cross-browser coverage
    • /qa-automation-plan - Browser automation strategy
  • Setup: ⭐⭐ Medium - API key, cloud connection

Supporting Infrastructure​

23. Google Drive MCP​

  • Skills Enabled: 2+
  • Roles: All
  • Pricing: Free (open-source)
  • Capabilities: Access research files, recordings, docs
  • Skills:
    • /ux-research-synthesize - Research file access
    • /pm-feedback-synthesize - Document mining
  • Setup: ⭐⭐ Medium - OAuth setup

24. Memory MCP (Reference)​

  • Skills Enabled: All
  • Roles: All
  • Pricing: Free (Anthropic reference)
  • Capabilities: Persistent context across sessions
  • Skills:
    • All skills - Context preservation
    • Learning retention across conversations
  • Setup: ⭐ Easy - Local storage

Implementation Notes​

Deferred Loading​

Use defer_loading: true for 85% token savings on initialization:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ga4": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-ga4"],
      "defer_loading": true
    }
  }
}

Skill Integration Pattern​

## MCP Context
- GA4: Pull baseline metrics for [initiative]
- Jira: Check existing related tickets
- Figma: Read linked design frames

Skills request context, MCP provides real data. No hallucinating file structures.

Acceptance Criteria​

  • All 24 MCPs documented with configuration
  • Core Tier 1 MCPs (GA4, GitLab) working
  • Core Tier 2 MCPs (Jira, Figma, GSC, Clarity) working
  • Extended cross-role MCPs (Notion, Slack, GitHub) working
  • Deferred loading implemented
  • Skills can read real context from connected systems

Dependencies​

  • Phase 2.5 complete (Documentation & Tooling)
  • MCP server packages available

References​