# Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
## [0.1.0] - 2024-01-XX
### Added
- **Initial Boilerplate Release**: Complete MCP server template with TypeScript
- **Example Tools**: Four example tools demonstrating common patterns:
- `get_data` - Data retrieval with filtering and pagination
- `search_items` - Search functionality with multiple search types
- `analyze_data` - Analytics tool with optional chart data
- `get_system_info` - System utilities for date/time information
- **Development Setup**: Complete build, test, and development workflow
- **Documentation**: Comprehensive guides and examples
- Getting started guide
- Examples with common patterns
- README with overview and quick start
- **Testing Framework**: Unit and integration tests with Vitest
- **TypeScript Integration**: Full type safety with Zod validation
- **Error Handling**: Robust error handling patterns throughout
- **Response Formatting**: Consistent JSON formatting utilities
### Features
- **Type-Safe**: Built with TypeScript and Zod for runtime validation
- **Modular Architecture**: Well-organized code structure
- **Example Patterns**: Demonstrates data retrieval, search, analytics
- **Development Ready**: Hot reload, testing, and MCP inspector integration
- **MCP Compliant**: Follows Model Context Protocol best practices
### Developer Experience
- **Hot Reload**: Watch mode for development
- **Testing**: Unit tests, integration tests, and test UI
- **Inspector**: MCP inspector integration for interactive testing
- **Build System**: TypeScript compilation with proper module resolution
- **Linting**: Clean code with no linter errors
### Template Structure
```
src/
├── server.ts # Main MCP server setup and tool registration
├── tools/
│ ├── example-tools.ts # Example tool implementations
│ └── example-tools.test.ts # Unit tests for tools
├── utils/
│ └── formatter.ts # Response formatting utilities
└── server.test.ts # Integration tests
docs/
├── getting-started.md # Setup and customization guide
└── examples.md # Practical examples and patterns
.cursor/
└── mcp.json # Example MCP client configuration
```
### Dependencies
- **Runtime**: @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, zod
- **Development**: typescript, vitest, nodemon
- **Testing**: @vitest/ui for test interface
### Usage
1. Clone the repository
2. Run `yarn install && yarn build`
3. Configure your MCP client
4. Start customizing the example tools
5. Add your business logic and data sources
This boilerplate provides a solid foundation for building MCP servers with TypeScript, demonstrating best practices and common patterns while being easy to customize for any use case.
