gcp prompt

Author: KevyVo

docs/tutorials/deploy-to-gcp.mdx

@@ -15,17 +15,23 @@ This tutorial will show you how to deploy your services to your own GCP project
 * [gcloud CLI](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install)
 * [GCP Account Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/set-up-adc-local-dev-environment)
 
-## Step 1 - Navigate to your project directory
+:::warning["MCP Pre-requisite"]
+If you would like to deploy using [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/), you like need to setup the [Defang MCP Server](../concepts/mcp.md) with the IDE of your choice.
+:::
+
+## CLI
+
+### Step 1 - Navigate to your project directory
 Head to the folder where your project is located.
 ```bash
 $ cd path/to/your/project
 ```
 
-## Step 2 - Authenticate Defang to use your GCP Account
+### Step 2 - Authenticate Defang to use your GCP Account
 
 After signing in to your GCP account, select an existing project or [create a new project](https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/create-project). Make sure [billing is enabled](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project). Then, note down the project ID and set it as environment variable `GCP_PROJECT_ID`.
 
-## Step 3 - Deploy
+### Step 3 - Deploy
 
 Invoke the `defang compose up` CLI command with the `--provider=gcp` flag or set the `DEFANG_PROVIDER=gcp` environment variable.
 
@@ -35,10 +41,39 @@ For example:
 $ defang compose up --provider=gcp
 ```
 
-## Step 4 - Inspect your deployment
+### Step 4 - Inspect your deployment
 
 Defang will provision resources in your GCP account and deploy your services. You can inspect the resources created in your [GCP Dashboard](https://console.cloud.google.com/).
 
+---
+
+## MCP
+
+### Step 1 - Navigate to your project directory with your IDE
+Navigate to your project directory and open it in an IDE that has the [Defang MCP Server](../concepts/mcp.md) installed.
+
+:::tip
+If the Defang MCP server doesn’t start automatically, try starting or restarting it from your IDE settings.
+![VS Code](/img/prompts/start-server.png)
+:::
+
+### Step 2 - Authenticate Defang to use your GCP Account
+
+After signing in to your GCP account, select an existing project or [create a new project](https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/create-project). Make sure [billing is enabled](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project). Then, note down the project ID for the next step.
+
+### Step 2 - Setting your provider
+In your chat window, type `/mcp.defang.GCP_Setup`  or select the corresponding prompt from your IDE’s options.
+
+![Trigger Prompt](/img/prompts/gcp-prompt.png)
+
+The [MCP prompt](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/server/prompts) will require your GCP project ID you created in [Step 2](#step-2---authenticate-defang-to-use-your-gcp-account-1).
+
+### Step 3 - Deploy
+Once the prompt completes without errors, your chat input will be automatically populated with the deployment command for the LLM to execute.
+
+### Step 4 - Inspect your deployment
+You can check the status of your depolyment by using the [Defang Services tool](../concepts/mcp#services) or you can inspect the resources created in your GCP Dashboard.
+
 ***
 
 For a deeper discussion of the Defang GCP Architecture, see our [GCP docs](/docs/providers/gcp).