Test MCP Server

A sample MCP (Model Context Protocol) server with three tools that fetch data from public APIs.

Features

This server provides three tools:

• get_quote: Fetches random inspirational quotes

• get_joke: Fetches random programming jokes

• get_advice: Fetches random advice

Installation

1. Clone this repository or download the files

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Or using the package:

pip install -e .

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "test-mcp-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/test-mcp/src/test_mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Replace /absolute/path/to/test-mcp/ with the actual path to this directory.

Running Standalone

You can also run the server directly:

python src/test_mcp_server.py

The server communicates via stdio and follows the MCP protocol.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+

• mcp >= 1.0.0

• aiohttp >= 3.9.0

Development

To modify or extend this server:

1. Edit src/test_mcp_server.py

2. Add new tools in the list_tools() function

3. Implement tool handlers in the call_tool() function

License

MIT