MCP Starter

# MCP Server Starter  <div align="center"> <!-- <img alt="NPM Downloads" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/instructa/mcpn?style=flat-square&logo=npm"> <img alt="jsDelivr hits (npm)" src="https://img.shields.io/jsdelivr/npm/instructa/mcpn?style=flat-square&logo=jsdeliver"> <img alt="GitHub Sponsors" src="https://img.shields.io/github/sponsors/instructa/mcpn?style=flat-square&logo=github"> <br /> --> <strong>Created by</strong><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/kregenrek"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/kregenrek?style=social" alt="Follow @kregenrek on Twitter"> </a> </div> **Want to build your own MCP server?** MCP Server Starter gives you a basic structure to run local tools with Cursor, Claude, and others using the MCP standard. --- <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@instructa/mcp-starter"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@instructa/mcp-starter/badge" alt="Starter MCP server" /> </a> ## Features - 📡 **Flexible Communication** - Supports multiple communication protocols between client and server, - `stdio`: Local usage - `Streamable HTTP`: Remote and local useage - `sse`: Remote and local usage (deprecated)~~ - 📦 **Minimal Setup** - Get started quickly with a basic server implementation. - 🤖 **Cursor AI Integration** - Includes example `.cursor/mcp.json` configuration. - ⌨️ **TypeScript** - Add type safety to your project. ## Todo - [ ] Add option to publish your own packages - [ ] Better CLI support for scaffolding - [ ] Prompts to build tools on the fly ## Getting Started ### Prerequisites - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (Specify version if necessary) - An MCP-compatible client (e.g., [Cursor](https://cursor.com/)) ## Usage ### Supported Transport Options Model Context Protocol Supports multiple Transport methods. ### stdio  Recommend for local setups #### Code Editor Support Add the code snippets below * Cursor: `.cursor/mcp.json` **Local development/testing** Use this if you want to test your mcp server locally ```json { "mcpServers": { "my-starter-mcp-stdio": { "command": "node", "args": ["./bin/cli.mjs", "--stdio"] } } } ``` **Published Package** Use this when you have published your package in the npm registry ```json { "mcpServers": { "my-starter-mcp-stdio": { "command": "npx", "args": ["my-mcp-server", "--stdio"] } } } ``` ### Streamable HTTP  >Important: Streamable HTTP is not supported in Cursor yet Recommend for remote server usage **Important:** In contrast to stdio you need also to run the server with the correct flag **Local development** Use the `streamable http` transport 1. Start the MCP Server Run this in your terminal ```bash node ./bin/cli.mjs --http --port 4200 ``` Or with mcp inspector ``` npm run dev-http # npm run dev-sse (deprecated) ``` 2. Add this to your config ```json { "mcpServers": { "my-starter-mcp-http": { "command": "node", "args": ["./bin/cli.mjs", "--http", "--port", "4001"] // "args": ["./bin/cli.mjs", "--sse", "--port", "4002"] (or deprecated sse usage) } } } ``` **Published Package** Use this when you have published your package in the npm registry Run this in your terminal ```bash npx my-mcp-server --http --port 4200 # npx my-mcp-server --sse --port 4201 (deprecated) ``` ```json { "mcpServers": { "my-starter-mcp-http": { "url": "http://localhost:4200/mcp" // "url": "http://localhost:4201/sse" } } } ``` ## Use the Inspector Use the `inspect` command to debug your mcp server   ## Command-Line Options ### Protocol Selection | Protocol | Description | Flags | Notes | | :------- | :--------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------- | :-------------- | | `stdio` | Standard I/O | (None) | Default | | `http` | HTTP REST | `--port <num>` (def: 3000), `--endpoint <path>` (def: `/mcp`) | | | `sse` | Server-Sent Events | `--port <num>` (def: 3000) | Deprecated | ## License This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. --- ## Courses - Learn to build software with AI: [instructa.ai](https://www.instructa.ai)