# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/gustavorobertux/mcp-greeting-server.git
cd mcp-greeting-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the server
npm start

import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";

// Connect to the greeting server
const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
  command: "node",
  args: ["/path/to/mcp-greeting-server/index.js"]
});

const client = new Client({
  name: "greeting-client",
  version: "1.0.0"
}, {
  capabilities: {}
});

await client.connect(transport);

// Use the greeting tool
const result = await client.request({
  method: "tools/call",
  params: {
    name: "greet",
    arguments: {
      name: "Alice",
      language: "en"
    }
  }
});

console.log(result.content[0].text);

# Run directly with npx (after publishing to npm)
npx mcp-greeting-server

# Or clone and run locally
git clone https://github.com/gustavorobertux/mcp-greeting-server.git
cd mcp-greeting-server
npm install
npm start

# Make the script executable (Linux/macOS)
chmod +x index.js

# Or run with node explicitly
"command": "node"

# Install dependencies in the project folder
cd /path/to/mcp-greeting-server
npm install

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "greeting": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-greeting-server/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Hey Claude, can you greet me?

Hey Claude, greet me in Portuguese with my name "João"

User: "Hey Claude, can you greet me?"
Claude: Uses greet() → "🌅 Good morning! friend! 🤝 It's 09:30 now. Hope you're having a great time!"

User: "Greet me in Portuguese as João"  
Claude: Uses greet({name: "João", language: "pt"}) → "☀️ Boa tarde! João! 🤝 São 14:30 agora. Espero que esteja tendo um ótimo momento!"

// Simple greeting (uses defaults: English, current timezone)
greet()
// Output: "🌅 Good morning! friend! 🤝\n\nIt's 09:30 now. Hope you're having a great time!"

// With name
greet({ name: "Alice" })
// Output: "☀️ Good afternoon! Alice! 🤝\n\nIt's 14:30 now. Hope you're having a great time!"

// Portuguese
greet({ name: "João", language: "pt" })
// Output: "🌅 Bom dia! João! 🤝\n\nSão 09:30 agora. Espero que esteja tendo um ótimo momento!"

// Spanish
greet({ name: "María", language: "es" })
// Output: "🌙 ¡Buenas noches! María! 🤝\n\nSon las 21:30 ahora. ¡Espero que estés teniendo un gran momento!"

// French
greet({ name: "Pierre", language: "fr" })
// Output: "☀️ Bon après-midi! Pierre! 🤝\n\nIl est 15:30 maintenant. J'espère que vous passez un bon moment!"

// New York time
greet({ timezone: "America/New_York" })

// London time
greet({ timezone: "Europe/London" })

// Tokyo time
greet({ timezone: "Asia/Tokyo" })

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "🌅 Good morning! Alice! 🤝\n\nIt's 09:30 now. Hope you're having a great time!"
    }
  ]
}

mcp-greeting-server/
├── index.js          # Main server file
├── package.json       # Dependencies and scripts
├── README.md          # This file
└── .gitignore        # Git ignore rules

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the server
node index.js

# Or with npm script
npm start

# Test the greeting function
npm test