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1321324 . Use a different client or manually configure clients to access the
133133 "production" group when needed.
134134
135+ ### Create environment-specific tool sets
136+
137+ If you're running the same MCP server in different groups for different
138+ environments:
139+
140+ 1 . Copy the server to multiple groups (see
141+ [ Copy a server to a different group] ( #copy-a-server-to-a-different-group ) ).
142+ 2 . Customize tools in each group to match the environment's needs (see
143+ [ Customize tools] ( ./customize-tools.mdx ) ).
144+ 3 . For example, enable only read-only tools in a production group, while
145+ allowing all tools in a development group.
146+
135147### Project-based organization
136148
1371491 . Create groups for each project: "webapp-frontend", "webapp-backend", and
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7272- The ` toolhive mcp ` server is included by default, providing management
7373 capabilities
7474
75+ :::tip
76+
77+ For more control over tool availability, use
78+ [ Customize tools] ( ./customize-tools.mdx ) to permanently configure which tools
79+ are enabled for each registry server. The playground tool selection is temporary
80+ and only affects your testing session.
81+
82+ :::
83+
75844 . ** Start testing** : Begin chatting with your chosen AI model. The model will
7685 have access to all enabled MCP tools and can execute them based on your
7786 requests.
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8686
8787- ** Install servers** : Click on servers from the registry to install and
8888 configure them for your environment
89+ - ** Customize tools** : Selectively enable or disable tools from installed
90+ registry servers to create focused tool sets
8991- ** Manage running servers** : Use the ** MCP Servers** section to start, stop,
9092 and monitor your installed servers
9193- ** Create custom registries** : Set up your own private registry for
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487487
488488- Connect ToolHive to AI clients like GitHub Copilot or Cursor using the
489489 [ client configuration guide] ( ./client-configuration.mdx ) .
490+ - Customize which tools are available from registry servers using the
491+ [ customize tools guide] ( ./customize-tools.mdx ) .
490492- Learn more about [ secrets management] ( ./secrets-management.mdx ) to securely
491493 manage API tokens and other sensitive data.
492494- Test your MCP servers using the [ playground] ( ./playground.mdx ) to validate
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