diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/http-client.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/http-client.ts
index 64217b03d06..78e4b692983 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/http-client.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/http-client.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type {
   ProfileData,
   ProviderAuthAuthorization,
   ProviderListResponse,
+  McpStatus,
+  McpConfig,
 } from "./types"
 
 /**
@@ -303,4 +305,36 @@ export class HttpClient {
   async oauthCallback(providerId: string, method: number, directory: string): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.request<boolean>("POST", `/provider/${providerId}/oauth/callback`, { method }, { directory })
   }
+
+  // ============================================
+  // MCP Methods
+  // ============================================
+
+  /**
+   * Get the status of all MCP servers.
+   */
+  async getMcpStatus(): Promise<Record<string, McpStatus>> {
+    return this.request<Record<string, McpStatus>>("GET", "/mcp")
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add or update an MCP server configuration.
+   */
+  async addMcpServer(name: string, config: McpConfig): Promise<Record<string, McpStatus>> {
+    return this.request<Record<string, McpStatus>>("POST", "/mcp", { name, config })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Connect an MCP server by name.
+   */
+  async connectMcpServer(name: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.request<boolean>("POST", `/mcp/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/connect`)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Disconnect an MCP server by name.
+   */
+  async disconnectMcpServer(name: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.request<boolean>("POST", `/mcp/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/disconnect`)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/index.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/index.ts
index 63575cbc1ac..1489987a231 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export type {
   Provider,
   ProviderListResponse,
   ModelSelection,
+  McpStatus,
+  McpLocalConfig,
+  McpRemoteConfig,
+  McpConfig,
 } from "./types"
 
 export { ServerManager } from "./server-manager"
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/types.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/types.ts
index 4489ca61000..c7d4c246a5c 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/services/cli-backend/types.ts
@@ -169,3 +169,32 @@ export interface ProfileData {
   balance: KilocodeBalance | null
   currentOrgId: string | null
 }
+
+// MCP server status — discriminated union returned by the backend
+export type McpStatus =
+  | { status: "connected" }
+  | { status: "disabled" }
+  | { status: "failed"; error: string }
+  | { status: "needs_auth" }
+  | { status: "needs_client_registration"; error: string }
+
+// MCP server configuration for local (stdio) servers
+export interface McpLocalConfig {
+  type: "local"
+  command: string[]
+  environment?: Record<string, string>
+  enabled?: boolean
+  timeout?: number
+}
+
+// MCP server configuration for remote (SSE) servers
+export interface McpRemoteConfig {
+  type: "remote"
+  url: string
+  enabled?: boolean
+  headers?: Record<string, string>
+  timeout?: number
+}
+
+// Union of all MCP server config types
+export type McpConfig = McpLocalConfig | McpRemoteConfig