Java Conferences

🔌 Java Conference MCP Server 🔌

This is an MCP server for Java conferences, built with Spring Boot and Spring AI, and integrated with the MCP starter.

💡 This project provides a tool function that allows AI models to obtain information about upcoming Java conferences by parsing public GitHub repositories and answering questions. These questions can be about the conference name, CPF link, location, CPF status (open/closed), etc.

🚀 Quick Start

Data Source

This server fetches data from the README.md file in the 🔗 javaconferences/javaconferences.github.io repository. The specific URL is configured in application.properties, with the default being: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/javaconferences/javaconferences.github.io/main/README.md

Provided Tools

• Name: getJavaConferences
• Description: Retrieve information about Java conferences for a specific year (if specified and available) or the current year (by default). Parse data for all years marked as H3 headings in the data source.
• Input Parameters:
  • year (String, Optional): A 4 - digit year. If omitted or invalid, it defaults to the current year.
• Output: A list of JSON objects, each representing a conference, containing the following fields:
  • conferenceName (String)
  • date (String)
  • location (String)
  • isHybrid (Boolean)
  • cfpLink (String) - The URL for the Call for Papers (if available)
  • cfpDate (String) - The deadline for the CFP (if available)
  • link (String) - The main conference link
  • country (String)

MCP Server Architecture

Configuration

Connecting an MCP Client (e.g., Claude Desktop)

To connect an MCP client (such as Claude Desktop) to this server:

1. Configure your MCP client to connect to the server. For Claude Desktop, you may need to update the claude_desktop_config.json file as follows:

{
    "mcpServers": { 
        "javaConf-mcp-server": {
            "command": "java",
            // "command": "PATH_TO_USER/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin/java", /* I'm using a Java version installed via sdkman */
            "args": [
                "-jar", 
                "PATH_TO_PROJECT/javaConf-mcp-server/target/javaconf-mcp-server-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar"
            ]
        }
    }
}

2. Start the MCP client and ensure it is connected to the server.
3. Use the tool by asking questions, for example:
   • "What are the upcoming Java conferences?"
   • "Which conferences are hybrid?"
   • "Provide the CPF link for the Jfokus conference to submit a talk."

Example Conversation with the MCP Server

🔧 Technical Details

• 🍃️ Spring Boot
• 🤖️ Spring AI
• 🔌 Spring AI MCP
• 📦️ Maven
• 🧾 CommonMark

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• 📢 If you have any feature requests, please open an issue or send a pull request.
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