Monotype MCP Server & Chat Application

A complete system consisting of:

1. MCP Server - Plugin-ready server for Monotype API integration

2. Backend - Ollama-powered bridge between chat UI and MCP server

3. Frontend - React-based chat interface

Architecture

Project Structure

Quick Start

1. MCP Server (Plugin)

The MCP server can be used independently as a plugin with any chat agent.

Setup:

Configuration: Add to your MCP client config:

2. Backend Server

Prerequisites:

• Install Ollama: https://ollama.ai

• Pull llama3 model: ollama pull llama3

Setup:

Server runs on http://localhost:3001

3. Frontend

Setup:

Frontend runs on http://localhost:3000

Features

MCP Server Tools

• invite_user_for_customer - Invite users to your company

• get_teams_for_customer - Get all teams

• get_roles_for_customer - Get all roles

Backend Intelligence

• Uses Ollama (llama3) to detect which tool to call

• Extracts parameters from natural language

• Fallback keyword matching if Ollama unavailable

Frontend

• Secure token input

• Modern chat interface

• Real-time responses

• Tool usage indicators

Usage Examples

Via Chat UI

1. Start backend and frontend

2. Enter your token

3. Try these commands:

   • "What roles are in my company?"

   • "Invite user@example.com to my company"

   • "Show me all teams"

Via MCP Plugin

Use the MCP server directly with any MCP-compatible chat agent (like Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.)

Development

Running All Services

Terminal 1 - Backend:

Terminal 2 - Frontend:

Terminal 3 - MCP Server (if testing standalone):

Environment Variables

Backend

• MCP_SERVER_PATH - Path to MCP server script (default: ../src/server.js)

• OLLAMA_API_URL - Ollama API URL (default: http://localhost:11434)

MCP Server

• MONOTYPE_TOKEN - Your Monotype authentication token (optional, can be set in MCP config)

License

MIT