docs: point MCP server examples at the public app.sourcebot.dev deployment

[msukkari]

Summary

The MCP server docs used a sb.example.com placeholder in every client example, which doesn't resolve to anything. This swaps all of them to app.sourcebot.dev so the examples connect to our public Sourcebot deployment out of the box, and adds a short note near the top telling readers to replace the URL with their own deployment as needed.

• Replaced all 24 sb.example.com occurrences in docs/docs/features/mcp-server.mdx with app.sourcebot.dev (code snippets and the per-example "Replace ..." lines).
• Added a note above the client examples:

  The examples below add the MCP server and connect it to Sourcebot's public deployment at app.sourcebot.dev. Replace the URL with your own Sourcebot deployment as needed.

Docs-only change, so no CHANGELOG entry.

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Low Risk
Documentation-only URL and copy updates with no runtime, auth, or API behavior changes.

Overview
MCP client setup docs now use https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/mcp instead of the non-resolving sb.example.com placeholder in every snippet and “Replace …” line (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, OpenCode, Windsurf; OAuth and API key tabs).

A Note above the accordion examples states that samples target the public deployment at app.sourcebot.dev and that readers should swap in their own instance URL when self-hosting.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated MCP server setup examples to use Sourcebot’s public deployment URL.
  • Clarified that users should replace the example URL with their own Sourcebot deployment address.
  • Refreshed setup instructions for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Windsurf.

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Walkthrough

Updated MCP setup documentation to use https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/mcp across six client integrations and clarified that readers should replace the public deployment URL with their own Sourcebot instance.

Changes

MCP setup documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Client endpoint examples and deployment guidance docs/docs/features/mcp-server.mdx	MCP configuration examples for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Windsurf now use the public Sourcebot deployment URL, with corresponding instructions explaining how to substitute a self-hosted instance URL.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• sourcebot-dev/sourcebot#380: Updates the VS Code MCP configuration guidance in the same documentation file.
• sourcebot-dev/sourcebot#906: Updates MCP setup content and Sourcebot endpoint examples in the same documentation file.
• sourcebot-dev/sourcebot#978: Introduces or uses the placeholder MCP URLs replaced by this change.

Suggested reviewers: brendan-kellam

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly matches the documentation update to point MCP server examples at the public app.sourcebot.dev deployment.
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