MCP Server Starter
About
A production-ready template for creating Model Context Protocol servers with TypeScript, providing tools for efficient testing, development, and deployment.
Details
- Repository
- StevenStavrakis/mcp-starter-template
- License
- MIT
Explore
- Bun for fast testing and development
- Biome for linting and formatting
- Automated version management with standard-version
- Clean, maintainable project structure
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
MCP Server StarterCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)nodeArguments-
Argument 1
/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js -
Argument 2
some_argument
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:
bun install
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
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp server starter": {
"cwd": "string",
"env": {},
"args": [
"/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js",
"some_argument"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "node"
}
}
}Linux
{
"cwd": "string",
"env": [],
"args": [
"/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js",
"some_argument"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "node"
}Macos
{
"cwd": "string",
"env": [],
"args": [
"/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js",
"some_argument"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "node"
}Windows
{
"cwd": "string",
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"node",
"/path/to/your/project/dist/main.js",
"some_argument"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "cmd"
}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
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