MCP Server Template 🛠️

What is MCP Server Template 🛠️?

MCP Server Template 🛠️ is a starter template for building custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. It provides the basic TypeScript project structure and a sample tool implementation, designed for developers who want to create MCPs for use with Cursor or Claude Desktop.

How to use MCP Server Template 🛠️?

Clone the repository, install dependencies with pnpm install, and build with pnpm run build to generate /build/index.js. Then configure the compiled script as an MCP server in Cursor Settings (command type) or in the Claude Desktop MCP config JSON.

Key features of MCP Server Template 🛠️

• Ready-to-use TypeScript project structure
• Sample tool implementation to start from
• Built with @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
• Compiles to a single JavaScript file
• Works with Cursor and Claude Desktop

Use cases of MCP Server Template 🛠️

• Quickly scaffolding a new custom MCP server
• Learning how to build MCP tools with TypeScript
• Prototyping a tool that integrates with Claude Desktop
• Providing a foundation for Cursor-based MCP extensions

FAQ from MCP Server Template 🛠️

What does MCP Server Template 🛠️ contain?

It includes an index.ts main server file, a sample tool, package.json, tsconfig.json, and a build/ output folder. The sample tool demonstrates how to define parameters and return text responses.

How do I configure it with Cursor?

In Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server, set Type to “command” and enter node ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_MCP_SERVER/build/index.js as the command.

How do I configure it with Claude Desktop?

Add an entry to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration JSON with "command": "node" and "args": ["ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_MCP_SERVER/build/index.js"].

What runtime or dependencies are required?

You need Node.js, pnpm (or npm), and TypeScript. The template uses the @modelcontextprotocol/sdk package, installed via pnpm install.

How do I add my own tools?

Edit index.ts and use the server.tool() method with a Zod schema for parameters. Then rebuild with pnpm run build and restart the MCP server.