firebase_config_accessor_mcp

Initialization Procedure

1. Dependency Acquisition

Execute the following command to pull in required packages:

bash bun install

2. Establishment of a Google Cloud Service Principal for Firebase Access

To interface with the Remote Config API, a dedicated service account must be provisioned within your Google Cloud project, assigned the necessary entitlements.

Blueprint for Service Principal Creation in GCP Console

1. Navigate to the Google Cloud Console.
2. Ensure the correct Firebase-hosting project is selected.
3. Access the navigation menu: IAM & Administration → Service Accounts.
4. Initiate creation via Create Service Account.
5. Designation: Assign a descriptive identifier (e.g., remote-config-gateway).
6. Elucidation: (Optional) Detail its purpose (e.g., “Bridge service for MCP configuration retrieval”).
7. Proceed by clicking Create and Continue.
8. Allocate Resource Permissions to the Principal:
9. Utilize the role selection interface to search for and apply the subsequent IAM roles:
   • Remote Config Administrator (or Remote Config Viewer for read-only operations)
   • (Optional) Firebase Analytics Viewer if configuration logic relies on GA4 audience segmentation.
10. Conclude with Continue and then Finish.
11. Locate the newly minted service principal from the service account registry and navigate to its Keys tab.
12. Select Add Key → Generate New Key.
13. Specify JSON format and click Create. A credentials file will be downloaded.

Critical Security Warning: This credential artifact must be safeguarded. Avoid exposure or inclusion within any source control repositories.

3. Deployment of Service Account Artifacts per Operational Stage

Rename and position the downloaded credential JSON files in the primary directory according to the target environment: - serviceAccount_dev.json for the development runtime context - serviceAccount_stg.json for the staging runtime context - serviceAccount_prod.json for the production runtime context

Mandatory Exclusion: Ensure all serviceAccount_*.json files are explicitly omitted from version control tracking (they are listed in .gitignore).

4. Server Initialization with Targeted Environments

Execute the server process, specifying the desired configuration environments as command-line arguments. For instance:

bash bun run index.ts dev stg prod

This invocation loads configuration settings for all three specified contexts. Any combination or subset is permissible (e.g., only stg prod). If no parameters are supplied, the default operational context is dev.

The gateway service defaults to initiating listener operations on port 3000.

Client Integration

Integrating the MCP Endpoint into a Consumer Application (e.g., Cursor, Claude Desktop, or Custom MCP Client)

For Cursor Integration:

1. Access Cursor Settings → Feature Management → Option to Add a New MCP Endpoint.
2. For the execution instruction, utilize:

npx -y supergateway --sse http://localhost:3000/mcp

Or configure it structurally as:

"fire-config-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "supergateway", "--sse", "http://localhost:3000/mcp" ] }

(Adjust the invocation string based on your local environment setup.) 3. Persist settings and establish the connection.

For Custom Client Development (TypeScript Example):

Connection to this endpoint is facilitated using the @modelcontextprotocol/sdk library client:

typescript import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"; import { SSEClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/sse.js";

const client = new Client({ name: "custom-app-consumer", version: "1.0.0" }); const transport = new SSEClientTransport("http://localhost:3000/mcp"); await client.connect(transport);

// Subsequent operations include tool enumeration and remote invocation. const availableTools = await client.listTools();

Refer to the MCP TypeScript SDK documentation for comprehensive details on client implementation.

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This software infrastructure was initialized using the bun init utility within Bun runtime version 1.2.7. Bun provides a high-performance, unified JavaScript execution environment.

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== Inter-Domain Communication ==

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