Basic MCP Server Tool
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# Basic MCP Server Tool ## Packaging and running the application The application can be packaged using: git clone this repository ``` ./mvnw install ``` jbang provides the CLI execution ``` brew install jbang ``` ## mcp-cli ``` git clone https://github.com/chrishayuk/mcp-cli ```…
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# Basic MCP Server Tool ## Packaging and running the application The application can be packaged using: git clone this repository ``` ./mvnw install ``` jbang provides the CLI execution ``` brew install jbang ``` ## mcp-cli ``` git clone https://github.com/chrishayuk/mcp-cli ``` ``` brew install uv ``` ``` cd mcp-cli…
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- burrsutter
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- Packaged with Maven
- Executed via jbang
- Configured through server_config.json
- Works with mcp‑cli client
- Requires OpenAI API key
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Basic MCP Server ToolCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository and run ./mvnw install to build. Install jbang (brew install jbang), then clone mcp‑cli, install uv (brew install uv), and run uv sync --reinstall in the mcp‑cli directory. Set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable, edit server_config.json to point to the jbang command, and finally run uv run mcp‑cli --server burrhello --provider openai --model gpt‑4o‑mini.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"basic mcp server tool": {
"burrhello": {
"command": "jbang",
"args": [
"--java",
"21",
"--quiet",
"org.acme:basic-tool:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT:runner"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"burrhello": {
"command": "jbang",
"args": [
"--java",
"21",
"--quiet",
"org.acme:basic-tool:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT:runner"
]
}
}
Basic MCP Server Tool
Packaging and running the application
The application can be packaged using:
git clone this repository
./mvnw install
jbang provides the CLI execution
brew install jbang
mcp-cli
git clone https://github.com/chrishayuk/mcp-cli
brew install uv
cd mcp-cli
uv sync --reinstall
Create env var for OPENAI_API_KEY (note: it is much longer)
https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-proj-GzT9guXBFr7lee1m_blah
Edit server_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"burrhello": {
"command": "jbang",
"args": [
"--java",
"21",
"--quiet",
"org.acme:basic-tool:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT:runner"
]
}
}
}
uv run mcp-cli --server burrhello --provider openai --model gpt-4o-mini
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