MCP Service TypeScript Boilerplate

This repository provides a scaffold for bootstrapping Model Context Protocol (MCP) compliant backend services engineered entirely in TypeScript. It illustrates the necessary architectural patterns for integrating custom tooling.

Synopsis

This starter kit establishes an operational MCP intermediary service capable of exposing the following capabilities to consuming AI agents:

• Demonstration Operation: A trivial function to illustrate service invocation.
• Arithmetic Addition: A utility tool designed to aggregate two numerical inputs.

The underlying communication layer relies upon the official Model Context Protocol Software Development Kit to manage secure and structured interactions between the large language models and the defined external interfaces.

Prerequisites for Deployment

To successfully build and run this template, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js runtime environment (version 16 or newer is required)
• Package manager: npm or yarn

Directory Organization

The source code and configuration files are organized as follows:

mcp-typescript-starter-kit/ ├── common/ │ ├── constants.ts # Centralized configuration variables │ ├── errors.ts # Custom exception handling modules │ └── types.ts # Core data structure definitions │ └── utilities.ts # Assorted helper functions

├── operations/ │ └── demo-function.ts # Implementation logic for the example routine ├── main.ts # Entry point and server initialization script ├── package.json └── tsconfig.json

Initialization Sequence

Obtain the source code and set up project dependencies:

bash git clone cd mcp-typescript-starter-kit npm install npm run verification npm run compile npm run launch # Initiates the service endpoint for testing purposes

Integration with Desktop Client (e.g., Claude Desktop)

Modify your local configuration file, typically named claude_desktop_config.json, by appending the necessary server definition:

{ "mcpServers": { "demo_service": { "command": "node", "args": [ "/path/to/mcp-typescript-starter-kit/dist/main.js" ] } } }