---
title: "MCP Integration"
manual: "AI Foundation"
version: "1.2"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:t3planet-credits-mcp@1.2"
source: "T3Planet-Credit-System/MCPIntegration/Index.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T06:30:06+00:00"
---

# MCP Integration

## Purpose

Clarify how Credits works with MCP — they are separate settings.

**Path:** **AI Foundation > MCP Server**

## Credits vs MCP mode

-   **Credits** (AI Providers) — how AI is billed/fulfilled
-   **MCP mode** (`context` / `native`) — how MCP tools behave

**Context** mode lets the external client (for example Cursor) generate content,
while MCP tools only apply results in your TYPO3 instance. **Native** mode runs
AI generation inside your TYPO3 instance through AI Foundation providers — that
is when Credits can apply.

Turning on Native does **not** turn on Credits. Turning on Credits does
**not** change MCP mode.

## Do MCP tools use credits?

Only if they call AI Foundation AI services while Credits is **active**
(typically Native mode tools that generate or rewrite content).

Tools that only query or write records do **not** spend credits —
for example `pages_get`, `content_list`, `table_schema`, and
`write_table`.

For how to confirm Credits traffic in the log, see
[Dashboard & AI Usage](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:t3planet-credits-ai-usage@1.2).