mcpkit

MCP servers

Understand how mcpkit scaffolds MCP servers and what the generated entry file is responsible for.

An MCP server is the process that exposes tools and other protocol features to an MCP client.

In the generated templates, the server entry file is responsible for:

  • creating an McpServer
  • registering at least one example tool
  • choosing a transport
  • starting the process or HTTP server

In mcpkit terms

  • basic = stdio MCP server
  • http = Streamable HTTP MCP server
  • auth = HTTP MCP server with auth middleware on /mcp
  • full = HTTP MCP server with auth and extra operational files

What mcpkit does not abstract away

You still own the application logic in src/index.ts and any supporting files. The templates give you a starting point, not a hidden runtime layer.

Core Concepts

Learn the MCP concepts that matter when using mcpkit, without turning the docs into a generic protocol textbook.

Tools

See how tool registration appears in the generated templates and in mcpkit's validation heuristics.

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In mcpkit termsWhat mcpkit does not abstract away