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mcp-starter

Secure, starter MCP server boilerplate with JWT authentication, schema validation, and Docker support.

Built for developers who want to expose AI-compatible APIs to tools like Claude, OpenAI, Sourcegraph Cody, or custom agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Features

  • JWT-based authentication with tenant isolation

  • Function auto-loading from /functions directory

  • Inline per-function schema validation (via AJV)

  • Dynamic MCP manifest generation (/mcp-manifest.json)

  • Docker container

  • CLI utility to generate JWTs for local testing

  • Health endpoints (/mcp, /healthz)

Running locally

Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/parmindersk/mcp-starter.git cd mcp-starter

Run with Docker

docker-compose up

Run from code

pnpm install pnpm start

Generating a Test Token

node tools/generateToken.js --tenant=acme --secret=supersecure

The --secret value (supersecure) must match the JWT_SECRET defined in your .env or docker-compose.yml.

Testing sample submitFeedback

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/mcp \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_HERE" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "method": "submitFeedback", "params": { "message": "Love the product!", "rating": 5 } }'

You can play around with the body to remove message or give an invalid value for rating to see how validation is working.

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Have feedback or feature ideas? Open an issue or contribute via pull request.

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security – no known vulnerabilities
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quality - confirmed to work

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hybrid server

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

Tools

mcp-starter is a secure, starter framework for building MCP servers with JWT-based authentication, multi-tenant enforcement, and schema validation. Built with Node.js and Docker

  1. Features
    1. Running locally
      1. Clone repo
      2. Run with Docker
      3. Run from code
      4. Generating a Test Token
      5. Testing sample submitFeedback

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