boot-mcp

What is boot-mcp?

boot-mcp is a comprehensive starter template for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) applications using TypeScript. It provides pre-built implementations for resources, tools, prompts, roots, transports, and sampling, enabling developers to quickly create MCP servers that expose data and functionality to LLM applications.

How to use boot-mcp?

Install dependencies with npm install, pnpm install, or yarn install. Run the stdio server example with pnpm start:basic or the HTTP/SSE server with pnpm start:http. The project structure includes src/ for implementations and examples/ for ready-to-run servers.

Key features of boot-mcp

• Resources with text/binary support and dynamic templates
• System, data processing, and utility tools
• Prompts for greeting, code review, and debugging workflows
• File system root management with URI validation
• Stdio and HTTP/SSE transport implementations
• Experimental sampling for LLM agent behaviors

Use cases of boot-mcp

• Expose files or system information as resources for LLM context
• Provide executable tools like command execution or data analysis
• Create reusable prompt templates for common LLM interactions
• Define operational boundaries using roots in MCP servers
• Build both local command-line and remote HTTP-based MCP servers

FAQ from boot-mcp

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

MCP is a standardized way to build servers that expose data and functionality to LLM applications, similar to a web API but designed specifically for LLM interactions.

What transports does boot-mcp support?

boot-mcp includes stdio transport for command-line tools and direct integrations, and HTTP with SSE transport for remote servers.

Are there example servers included?

Yes, the examples/ directory contains a basic stdio server (basic-server.ts) and an HTTP server (http-server.ts).

Is the sampling feature stable?

No, sampling is labeled as experimental in this template.