CFT MCP Server

Remote MCP server for the Chrome Fair Trade platform, intended for deployment on Render.

What was fixed

• Renamed package-1.json to package.json

• Added a real TypeScript build pipeline

• Fixed the start script to run compiled output from dist/index.js

• Fixed tsconfig.json so TypeScript actually includes src/**/*.ts

• Added required dev dependencies: typescript, tsx, @types/node, @types/express

• Removed the hard-coded fallback admin secret from runtime code

• Updated render.yaml so CFT_ADMIN_SECRET is not committed in plaintext

• Added a /health route and safer MCP endpoint error handling

Tools

Local development

npm install
npm run build
CFT_BASE_URL=https://cft-terminal-hub.vercel.app CFT_ADMIN_SECRET=your-secret npm start

Server routes:

• GET /

• GET /health

• POST /mcp

Render deployment

Render accepts custom build and start commands for Node services, which fits this project layout. citeturn150812view3

1. Push to GitHub

git init
git add .
git commit -m "fix: productionize CFT MCP server"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin https://github.com/Afrinov8/cft-mcp-server.git
git push -u origin main

2. Create the service on Render

• New → Web Service

• Connect the repository

• Render will use:

  • Build Command: npm install && npm run build

  • Start Command: npm start

3. Set environment variables

Set these in Render:

• CFT_BASE_URL=https://cft-terminal-hub.vercel.app

• CFT_ADMIN_SECRET=...your actual admin secret...

• NODE_ENV=production

Do not commit the real admin secret into the repo. Render blueprints support sync: false for secrets so values are not hardcoded in render.yaml. citeturn652236search0turn652236search3

4. Verify after deploy

• Root health: https://your-service.onrender.com/health

• MCP endpoint: https://your-service.onrender.com/mcp

Notes

This project still assumes the upstream CFT app exposes these endpoints:

• /api/health

• /api/market

• /api/deals

• /api/admin

• /api/verify

If any of those routes differ on the Vercel app, the MCP server will deploy correctly but those specific tools will fail at runtime.