# Guides: set up and use AI agent tools

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/guides · Last verified: 2026-10-26 · Author: Agentic Weekly (operated independently from Texas, US)

> Each guide says which steps we ran (Tested, with a link to the log) and which come from vendor docs we read and cite (Reported (not run by us)).

- [How to add an MCP server to Claude Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/add-mcp-server-to-claude-code): The claude mcp add commands for remote and local MCP servers, scopes and status checks, from Claude Code's docs. Reported; we have not run them. (Reported (not run by us): from the Claude Code docs; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Best model for OpenCode, Cline and Claude Code: options by budget](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/best-model-for-opencode-cline-claude-code): Model options for OpenCode, Cline and Claude Code by budget, with list prices and setup steps from vendor docs. No quality ranking; not benchmarked by us. (Reported (not run by us): prices and setup from vendor docs; our tool tests do not measure model quality; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [How to build an MCP server with FastMCP](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/build-an-mcp-server-with-fastmcp): Install FastMCP and write a three-tool Python MCP server. Tested for the stdio run in our log; HTTP transport and client setup are from the FastMCP docs. (Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved), stdio only; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [ChatGPT Work vs ChatGPT Chat vs Codex: what each is for](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/chatgpt-work-vs-chatgpt-chat): What ChatGPT Work is and how it differs from Chat and Codex, reported from OpenAI's docs. We have not used it. (Reported (not run by us): from OpenAI's documentation; we have not used ChatGPT Work; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Is Claude Opus 5.5 free? Which plans include it](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/claude-opus-5-5-free-or-paid): Is Claude Opus 5.5 free? No: not on the Free plan; included on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise, or by API. Reported from Anthropic's pricing page. (Reported (not run by us): from Anthropic's pricing page; we did not test access with an account; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Figma MCP server: how to enable it](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/figma-mcp-server): Who can use Figma's MCP server, remote versus desktop setup and the documented Claude Code commands. Reported from Figma's docs; we have not run it. (Reported (not run by us): from Figma's Help Center and developer docs; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Gemini 4 Argon API pricing: $2 and $10 per million tokens until Nov 30, then $4 and $20](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/gemini-4-argon-api-pricing): Gemini 4 Argon API price: $2/$10 per million tokens through Nov 30, 2026, then $4/$20. Reported from Google's pricing page; not run by us. (Reported (not run by us): from Google's pricing page; we have not called the API; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Git MCP server: how to set it up and what it can do](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/git-mcp-server): Install the reference Git MCP server with uv or pip. Tested for the logged no-model smoke test (start, 12 tools, git_status); client setup is from the README. (Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved); last verified 2026-10-26)
- [GitHub MCP server: how to set it up](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/github-mcp-server): Set up GitHub's official MCP server, remote or local, with a token or OAuth. Reported from the README and Claude Code docs; we have not run it. (Reported (not run by us): from the README and Claude Code docs; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Which coding agents can use GPT-6.1 Terra?](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/gpt-6-1-terra-in-coding-agents): Where GPT-6.1 Terra works today: Copilot, Codex and ChatGPT Work confirmed; Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and OpenCode not confirmed. Reported from vendor docs. (Reported (not run by us): from vendor docs and changelogs; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Is Kimi K3.1 Pro open-weight? Status of the Nov 4 promise](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/kimi-k3-1-pro-open-weights): Status of Kimi K3.1 Pro open weights: promised by Nov 4, 2026, not on Hugging Face as of Oct 26. Reported; not run by us. (Reported (not run by us): from Moonshot's blog and a Hugging Face listing check; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Playwright MCP server: setup, tools and what we measured](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/playwright-mcp-server): Install and run Microsoft's Playwright MCP server. Tested for the logged no-model smoke test (start, 25 tools, navigate); client setup is from the README. (Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved); last verified 2026-10-26)
- [How to run Claude Code with a local model](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/run-claude-code-with-a-local-model): Point Claude Code at a local Ollama model. Tested in part: a 3B model made one edit on an exact prompt and failed on a vague one; the settings come from Ollama's docs. (Tested (partial, 2026-10-25): one headless edit, small local model, not Claude models; last verified 2026-10-26)
- [Which Claude model should you use? Haiku 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Opus 5.5 or Fable 5.1](https://theagenticweekly.com/guides/which-claude-model-should-i-use): Pick between Claude Haiku 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1 by task and budget, from Anthropic's docs and prices. Reported; not run by us. (Reported (not run by us): Anthropic's docs plus our editorial judgement; last verified 2026-10-26)

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