MCP Server Template

A minimal FastMCP server template for Render deployment with streamable HTTP transport.

Local Development

Setup

Fork the repo, then run:

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd mcp-server-template
conda create -n mcp-server python=3.13
conda activate mcp-server
pip install -r requirements.txt

Test

python src/server.py
# then in another terminal run:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

Open http://localhost:3000 and connect to http://localhost:8000/mcp using "Streamable HTTP" transport (NOTE THE /mcp!).

Deployment

Option 1: One-Click Deploy

Click the "Deploy to Render" button above.

Option 2: Manual Deployment

1. Fork this repository

2. Connect your GitHub account to Render

3. Create a new Web Service on Render

4. Connect your forked repository

5. Render will automatically detect the render.yaml configuration

Your server will be available at https://your-service-name.onrender.com/mcp (NOTE THE /mcp!)

Customization

Add more tools by decorating functions with @mcp.tool:

@mcp.tool
def calculate(x: float, y: float, operation: str) -> float:
    """Perform basic arithmetic operations."""
    if operation == "add":
        return x + y
    elif operation == "multiply":
        return x * y
    # ...