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title: Add an MCP server to your AI request
updated: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
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You add [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction) (MCP) servers to your AI requests to give the AI models you interact with further context. For example, you can add the [Postman MCP Server](https://www.postman.com/getmcp/workspace/public-mcp-servers/collection/682c95c75ac051812a618a18?action=share\&creator=19201670) to your request and then prompt the model to create a Postman Collection for you.

## Add the MCP server

To add the MCP server, do the following:

1. Choose an existing AI request or [create a new one](/docs/postman-ai/ai-requests/create/).
2. Open the **Tools** tab.
3. If you don't see the **Add Server** section, click <img alt="Add icon" src="https://assets.postman.com/postman-docs/aether-icons/action-add-stroke.svg#icon" width="16px" /> **Add**.
4. Enter the server's command (STDIO) or URL (streamable HTTP), or search for the server. You can search for any server in your workspace or [on the Postman API Network](https://www.postman.com/explore/mcp-servers).
5. (Optional) Name your server.
6. (Optional) Add **Environment** (STDIO) or **Headers** (streamable HTTP) key-value pairs.
7. Click **Add Server**.

Postman lists your server under **MCP Servers**.

By default, your server is on, which means all of its tools are available to your request. To make them unavailable, turn your server off.

You can also make individual tools available and unavailable. To turn them on or off, click the server. Postman lists all of the server's tools. Then, select or clear the tool to make it available or unavailable, respectively.