basic
Minimal stdio MCP server scaffold for learning and fast starts.
Intended use case
Choose basic when you want the smallest possible scaffold.
Transport
basic uses StdioServerTransport.
Generated structure
Verified generated files:
package.jsontsconfig.jsonsrc/index.ts.gitignoreREADME.mdLICENSE.vscode/mcp.json
Included capabilities
- one example
greettool - stdio server startup
- generated VS Code MCP config
How to run
npm run devHow to test
npm run testConfiguration
The generated .vscode/mcp.json uses:
{
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": ["./dist/index.js"]
}Next steps
- add your real tools in
src/index.ts - keep stdio if local-process integration is enough
- move to
httponly when you need an HTTP endpoint