MCP Tools Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes custom, typed tools to any MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop.

Instead of hardcoding integrations into prompts, this server defines tools once through a clean, standardized interface — so an LLM can call them directly and reuse them anywhere.

Tools

Both tools call free public REST APIs and wrap every request in error handling, so a network failure returns a safe message instead of crashing the agent.

Related MCP server: MCP Quickstart Weather Server

How it works

Claude  <-->  MCP Server (this repo)  <-->  External REST APIs

The LLM sees typed tool schemas and decides when to call them. The server runs the real code and returns validated results.

Setup

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/RajanM001/mcp-tools-server.git
cd mcp-tools-server

# 2. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 3. Run the server
python server.py

Connect to Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rajan-tools": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/full/path/to/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop, and the tools appear automatically. Ask Claude "What's the weather in Delhi?" and it will call get_weather.

Tech

• Python

• MCP Python SDK

• httpx (async HTTP)

• Open-Meteo & ExchangeRate APIs (no API key required)

Author

Rajan Mishra — AI Developer LinkedIn · GitHub