AI-Assisted Development Workflows with Claude Code and MCP

Introduction Software development is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The rise of AI-powered development tools has shifted from novelty to necessity, with developers increasingly relying on intelligent assistants to accelerate their workflows. But the real breakthrough isn't just having an AI that can write code - it's having one that understands your entire development context. Claude Code represents a new paradigm in AI-assisted development: a command-line interface that brings Anthropic's Claude directly into your terminal, integrated with your codebase, your tools, and your workflow. When combined with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) , it becomes an extensible development partner capable of managing tasks, querying databases, automating browsers, and maintaining persistent memory across sessions. In this article, we'll explore practical workflows for integrating Claude Code and MCP servers into your development process - from ticket to pull request. What is Claude Code? Cl