# documentation
guides for the example-mcp-stateless boilerplate, covering setup through validation.
## reading order
1. [01-getting-started.md](01-getting-started.md) -- install, run, and verify the server
2. [02-architecture.md](02-architecture.md) -- module layout, stateless lifecycle, endpoint contract
3. [03-scaffold-cli.md](03-scaffold-cli.md) -- CLI reference for `init` and `generate` commands
4. [04-sdk-v2-notes.md](04-sdk-v2-notes.md) -- v2 packages, vendoring strategy, v1 migration
5. [05-validation.md](05-validation.md) -- CI pipeline, smoke test, mcp-cli checks
## audience guide
- **new users**: start with 01, then 03
- **evaluating stateless pattern**: read 02
- **maintainers**: 02 + 05