Nitro MCP Server

This project is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server using streamable HTTP transport powered by the Nitro. It is designed to demonstrate how to implement an MCP Server including authentication using pluggable providers.

Features

• Lightweight and fast, built on Nitro

• Tools located at /tools

• Input and output schema validation with Zod

• Example tools included:

  • echo: Echoes back the input, demonstrating basic tool functionality

  • getPostsByUser: Fetches posts by a user using an API, demonstrating output schema validation and structuredContent

• Example resources included:

  • posts: Fetches posts from an API, demonstrating resource handling

  • users: Fetches users from an API, demonstrating resource handling

• Easy integration with MCP clients

• Authentication support with pluggable providers (Auth0, Microsoft Entra ID)

Related MCP server: Echo MCP Server

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20 or higher recommended)

• pnpm (see pnpm installation guide)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/nitro-mcp-server.git
   cd nitro-mcp-server

2. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install

Running the Server

Start the server with:

pnpm dev

Running the MCP inspector:

pnpm inspect

1. Open your browser and navigate to the inspector URL like http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=<token> to access the MCP inspector.

2. Enter the address and port of your server at the URL field, like http://localhost:3000/mcp.

3. Click "Connect" to establish a connection to your MCP Server.

4. You can list the tools and invoke them.

Building the server

To build the server for production, run:

pnpm build

This will create a production-ready build in the .output directory.

Configuration

Configuration options can be set in the .env file. Options include:

• NITRO_MCP_SERVER_HOST: The host the server listens on (default: localhost)

• NITRO_MCP_SERVER_PORT: The port the server listens on (default: 3000)

Authentication

Authentication is supported via pluggable providers. Currently, Auth0 and Microsoft Entra ID are available. You can enable authentication by configuring the provider in your server settings or your local .env file in development.

As many Identity Providers do not support Dynamic Client Registration (DCR), this application uses an oAuth proxy solution to provide DCR as MCP specification requires, but delegates all the authentication responsibilities to the Identity Provider. Please note as such apply appropriate rate limiting to prevent misuse of register endpoint.

Supported Providers

• Auth0: Configure with your Auth0 domain, client ID, and client secret.

• Entra (Microsoft Entra ID): Configure with your tenant ID, client ID, and client secret.

Example configuration:

mcpServer: {
  auth: {
    providers: {
      auth0: {
        type: 'auth0',
        domain: '<your-auth0-domain>',
        clientId: '<your-client-id>',
        clientSecret: '<your-client-secret>',
        scope: 'openid profile email',
      },
      entra: {
        type: 'entra',
        tenantId: '<your-tenant-id>',
        clientId: '<your-client-id>',
        clientSecret: '<your-client-secret>',
        scope: 'openid profile email',
      }
    }
  }
}

These settings are configurable in an `.env' file or directly in the development environment, and at the server configuration in production. See the env.example file for a template.

See the provider files in lib/auth/ for more details and advanced options.

Todo

• Add cleanup task for expired authorization codes

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome! Please open an issue to discuss your ideas or report bugs.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.