This server provides basic MCP (Model Context Protocol) functionality with the following capabilities:
Tools:
echo: Returns the exact message provided back to the caller — useful for testing connectivity and basic tool invocation.timestamp: Returns the current UTC timestamp with no input required — useful for time-stamping events or checking server responsiveness.
Resources:
server://info: Provides server metadata including name, version, and available tools in JSON format.
It serves as a production-ready starter template supporting MCP primitives (tools, resources, prompts), built with TypeScript and Python templates, and includes Claude Desktop configuration for building custom MCP servers.
MCP Server Boilerplate
Production-ready starter templates for building Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript and Python.
Skip the boilerplate. Start building tools your AI agents can actually use.
Server Capabilities
This boilerplate ships with working examples of all three MCP primitives:
Tools
Tool | Description | Parameters |
| Echo a message back to the caller |
|
| Get the current UTC timestamp | (none) |
Resources
URI | Description | MIME Type |
| Server metadata (name, version, available tools) |
|
Prompts
No prompt templates are registered in the starter. The full kit includes prompt template patterns.
Related MCP server: sequential-thinking-mcp
What's Included (Free)
TypeScript Quickstart
import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
const server = new McpServer({
name: "my-mcp-server",
version: "1.0.0",
});
// Register a tool
server.tool("hello", { name: { type: "string" } }, async ({ name }) => ({
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Hello, ${name}!` }],
}));
// Connect via stdio
const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
await server.connect(transport);Python Quickstart
from mcp.server import Server
from mcp.server.stdio import stdio_server
app = Server("my-mcp-server")
@app.tool()
async def hello(name: str) -> str:
"""Say hello to someone."""
return f"Hello, {name}!"
async def main():
async with stdio_server() as (read, write):
await app.run(read, write)Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["tsx", "src/index.ts"]
}
}
}Project Structure
my-mcp-server/
├── src/
│ └── index.ts # Server entry point
├── tools/
│ └── example.ts # Tool definitions
├── resources/
│ └── example.ts # Resource providers
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── claude_desktop_config.jsonGetting Started
Clone this repo
npm installnpm run buildAdd to your Claude Desktop config
Start building tools
Going Further
This free boilerplate gets you started. The MCP Server Boilerplate Kit ($49) includes:
✅ Full TypeScript + Python dual-language templates
✅ Docker containerization with multi-stage builds
✅ CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions) for automated testing & deployment
✅ SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport for web deployments
✅ 15+ pre-built tool examples (file ops, API calls, database queries)
✅ Resource and prompt template patterns
✅ Error handling, logging, and retry patterns
✅ Testing framework with mock MCP client
✅ Production deployment guide (Docker, systemd, cloud)
✅ Claude Desktop + Cursor + Windsurf integration configs
Resources
License
MIT — use this however you want.