MCP Server Starter

hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Integrations

  • Used for linting and formatting code in the MCP server

  • Used for fast testing and development of the MCP server

  • The MCP server can be published to npm and installed from npm

MCP Server Starter

A production-ready starter template for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with TypeScript.

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install dependencies:
    bun install

✨ Key Features

  • Bun for fast testing and development
  • Biome for linting and formatting
  • Automated version management with standard-version
  • Clean, maintainable project structure

📂 Project Structure

mcp-starter/ ├── src/ │ ├── tools/ # MCP tools implementation │ ├── utils/ # Shared utilities │ ├── main.ts # Server entry point │ └── types.ts # Shared type definitions ├── tests/ # Test files ├── biome.json # Linting configuration ├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration └── package.json # Project dependencies

⚙️ Configuration

Creating New Tools

The project includes a script to help create new MCP tools:

bun run scripts/create-tool.ts <tool-name>

This will:

  1. Create a new tool directory under src/tools/<tool-name>
  2. Generate the basic tool structure including:
    • index.ts (main implementation)
    • schema.ts (JSON schema for tool parameters)
    • test.ts (test file)
  3. Update the tools index file to export the new tool

Example:

bun run scripts/create-tool.ts weather

🛠️ Development

  • Run tests: bun test
  • Format code: bun run format
  • Lint code: bun run lint
  • Build project: bun run build

To add your development MCP server to Claude Desktop:

  1. Build the project:
    bun run build
  2. Add to your Claude Desktop config:
    // You only need the argument if you need to pass arguments to your server { "mcpServers": { "your-server-name": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js", "some_argument"] } } }

📜 Version Management

This project uses standard-version for automated version management. Run bun run release to create a new version.

Commit Message Format

  • feat: New feature (bumps minor version)
  • fix: Bug fix (bumps patch version)
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Breaking change (bumps major version)

📦 Publishing to npm

  1. Ensure you're logged in to npm:
    npm login
  2. Build the project:
    bun run build
  3. Publish the package:
    npm publish

Remember to update the version number using bun run release before publishing new versions.

Installing from npm (after publishing)

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

// You only need the argument if you need to pass arguments to your server { "mcpServers": { "your-server-name": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "your-package-name", "some_argument"] } } }

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A production-ready template for building Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript, offering fast development with Bun, Biome linting, and automated version management.

  1. 🚀 Quick Start
    1. ✨ Key Features
      1. 📂 Project Structure
        1. ⚙️ Configuration
          1. Creating New Tools
        2. 🛠️ Development
          1. 📜 Version Management
            1. Commit Message Format
          2. 📦 Publishing to npm
            1. Installing from npm (after publishing)
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