To integrate an MCP server providing database tools for a team, you must configure it so that all developers…

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To integrate an MCP server providing database tools for a team, you must configure it so that all developers share the integration but do not leak secrets into version control. What is the correct configuration approach?

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B. Configure the server in the project-scoped .mcp.json file using environment variable expansion like ${DB_TOKEN}.

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A. Configure the server in the user-scoped ~/.claude.json file to keep credentials local.

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C. Hardcode an encrypted API token directly in the .mcp.json file.

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D. Store the credentials in an ignored secrets.json file referenced by CLAUDE.md.

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