MCP Server Starter

A production-ready starter template for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with TypeScript.

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   bun install
   

Key Features

• Bun for fast testing and development
• Biome for linting and formatting
• Automated version management with standard-version
• Clean, maintainable project structure

Project Structure

mcp-starter/
├── src/
│   ├── tools/          # MCP tools implementation
│   ├── utils/          # Shared utilities
│   ├── main.ts         # Server entry point
│   └── types.ts        # Shared type definitions
├── tests/              # Test files
├── biome.json          # Linting configuration
├── tsconfig.json       # TypeScript configuration
└── package.json        # Project dependencies

Configuration

Creating New Tools

The project includes a script to help create new MCP tools:

bun run scripts/create-tool.ts <tool-name>

This will:

1. Create a new tool directory under src/tools/<tool-name>
2. Generate the basic tool structure including:
   • index.ts (main implementation)
   • schema.ts (JSON schema for tool parameters)
   • test.ts (test file)
3. Update the tools index file to export the new tool

Example:

bun run scripts/create-tool.ts weather

Development

• Run tests: bun test
• Format code: bun run format
• Lint code: bun run lint
• Build project: bun run build

To add your development MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Build the project:

   bun run build
   

2. Add to your Claude Desktop config:

   // You only need the argument if you need to pass arguments to your server
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "your-server-name": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js", "some_argument"]
       }
     }
   }
   

Version Management

This project uses standard-version for automated version management. Run bun run release to create a new version.

Commit Message Format

• feat: New feature (bumps minor version)
• fix: Bug fix (bumps patch version)
• BREAKING CHANGE: Breaking change (bumps major version)

Publishing to npm

1. Ensure you’re logged in to npm:

   npm login
   

2. Build the project:

   bun run build
   

3. Publish the package:

   npm publish
   

Remember to update the version number using bun run release before publishing new versions.

Installing from npm (after publishing)

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

// You only need the argument if you need to pass arguments to your server
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "your-server-name": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "your-package-name", "some_argument"]
    }
  }
}