# GitHub Repository Setup Guide
## Repository Information
**Repository Name:** `mcp-audio-server`
**Description:** A powerful MCP server providing text-to-speech and audio playback for Claude Desktop
**Topics/Tags:** `mcp`, `model-context-protocol`, `audio`, `text-to-speech`, `claude-desktop`, `python`, `tts`, `audio-server`
## Repository Settings
### Basic Info
- **Visibility:** Public
- **Description:** A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides text-to-speech and audio playback capabilities for Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.
- **Website:** (Optional - can add documentation site later)
- **Topics:** mcp, model-context-protocol, audio, text-to-speech, claude-desktop, python, tts, audio-server, ai-tools
### Features to Enable
- ✅ Issues
- ✅ Wiki
- ✅ Discussions
- ✅ Projects
### Branch Protection (Optional)
- Protect main branch
- Require pull request reviews
- Require status checks
## Steps to Create GitHub Repository
1. **Go to GitHub.com** and sign in
2. **Click "New repository"** (+ icon in top right)
3. **Fill in repository details:**
- Repository name: `mcp-audio-server`
- Description: A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides text-to-speech and audio playback capabilities for Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.
- Visibility: Public
- ✅ Add a README file (we already have one)
- ✅ Add .gitignore (we already have one)
- ✅ Choose a license (MIT recommended)
4. **Click "Create repository"**
5. **Connect local repository to GitHub:**
```bash
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-audio-server.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
```
## Post-Creation Setup
### Add Topics/Tags
In your repository settings, add these topics:
- mcp
- model-context-protocol
- audio
- text-to-speech
- claude-desktop
- python
- tts
- audio-server
- ai-tools
### Create Release
After pushing, create your first release:
1. Go to "Releases" tab
2. Click "Create a new release"
3. Tag: `v1.0.0`
4. Title: `🎉 MCP Audio Server v1.0.0 - Initial Release`
5. Description: Include key features and installation instructions
### Enable GitHub Pages (Optional)
For documentation hosting:
1. Go to Settings > Pages
2. Source: Deploy from a branch
3. Branch: main / docs (if you create a docs folder)
## Repository Structure
The repository will have this structure:
```
mcp-audio-server/
├── README.md # Chinese documentation
├── README_EN.md # English documentation
├── LICENSE # MIT License
├── .gitignore # Python gitignore
├── requirements.txt # Dependencies
├── audio_server.py # Main server
├── setup.py # Package setup
├── tests/ # Test files
│ ├── test_*.py
│ └── validate_*.py
├── docs/ # Documentation
│ ├── INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md
│ ├── USAGE_GUIDE.md
│ └── FINAL_INTEGRATION_REPORT.md
├── examples/ # Configuration examples
│ ├── claude_desktop_config.json
│ └── mcp_config_example.json
└── scripts/ # Utility scripts
├── install_and_setup.sh
└── start_audio_server.sh
```
## Next Steps After GitHub Creation
1. **Push the code** to GitHub
2. **Add topics/tags** to improve discoverability
3. **Create first release** (v1.0.0)
4. **Write issues** for future enhancements
5. **Set up GitHub Actions** for CI/CD (optional)
6. **Add contributors** if working with a team
7. **Enable discussions** for community support
## Recommended GitHub Actions (Future)
- **Python Tests:** Run test suite on push/PR
- **Code Quality:** Linting and formatting checks
- **Release Automation:** Auto-create releases from tags
- **Documentation:** Auto-deploy docs to GitHub Pages
