MCP Server Simple Example

🚀 MCP Express Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implemented using Node.js, Express, and TypeScript.

🚀 Quick Start

The MCP Express Server is a powerful tool built with Node.js, Express, and TypeScript, designed to implement the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It offers a range of features and capabilities to enhance your development experience.

✨ Features

• Implement MCP tools, resources, and prompts.
• Support StdioServerTransport for command-line usage.
• Provide an Express HTTP server for testing and debugging.

🛠️ Available MCP Capabilities

Tools

• echo - Echo a message.
• getCurrentTime - Return the current time in ISO format.

Resources

• example://resource - A simple example resource.

Prompts

• greeting - A simple greeting prompt template.

📦 Installation

Install Dependencies

# Install dependencies
npm install

Build TypeScript Code

npm run build

💻 Usage Examples

Start the Server

Use StdioServerTransport (for MCP clients)

npm start

Run the Express Server for Testing

npm run dev

Add to Cursor

To add this server to Cursor, add the following content to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Express MCP Server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/dist/index.js"],
      "transport": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Please replace path/to/dist/index.js with the actual path to the built index.js file.

Test API Endpoints

• Health check: http://localhost:3000/health
• Server information: http://localhost:3000/info

Development

# Run in development mode
npm run dev