Create Mcp App

create-mcp-app

A powerful scaffolding toolkit for creating Model Context Protocol (MCP) applications with modern development practices.

Overview

create-mcp-app is a monorepo project that provides tools and templates for building MCP applications. It uses modern development practices and tools to ensure a smooth development experience. The project is designed to help developers quickly set up and start building MCP applications with best practices and modern tooling.

Features

• 🚀 Instant project scaffolding for MCP applications
• 📦 First-class TypeScript support with strict type checking
• 🔧 Modern development toolchain with ESLint, Prettier, and Husky
• 🎯 Extensible and customizable templates for both server and client
• 🏗️ Monorepo architecture with Turborepo for efficient development
• 📝 Comprehensive documentation and examples
• 🔍 Built-in testing setup with Jest
• 🛠️ Development tools and utilities

Project Structure

This project is organized as a monorepo using Turborepo, containing:

create-mcp-app/
├── apps/                          # Application packages
│   ├── create-mcp-server-app/     # Server application template
│   │   ├── src/                   # Source code
│   │   ├── boilerplate/          # Template files
│   │   ├── docs/                 # Documentation
│   │   └── dist/                 # Build output
│   │
│   └── create-mcp-client-app/    # Client application template
│       ├── src/                   # Source code
│       ├── boilerplate/          # Template files
│       ├── docs/                 # Documentation
│       └── dist/                 # Build output
│
├── packages/                      # Shared packages and configurations
├── .vscode/                      # VS Code configuration
└── package.json                  # Root package configuration

Quick Start

To create a new MCP server application ([see detailed guide](apps/create-mcp-server-app/README.md)):

npx create-mcp-server-app@latest my-mcp-server

To create a new MCP client application ([see detailed guide](apps/create-mcp-client-app/README.md)):

npx create-mcp-client-app@latest my-mcp-client

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16.x or later
• pnpm 7.x or later

Package Management

This project uses pnpm for package management. To get started with development:

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build all packages
pnpm build

# Run development environment
pnpm dev

# Run tests
pnpm test

# Lint code
pnpm lint

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please make sure to:

• Follow the existing code style
• Add tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed
• Keep commits clean and well-described

Issues and Bugs

If you find a bug or have a suggestion:

• Open an issue
• Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the license included in the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file.

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: boguan
• Source: boguan/create-mcp-app
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.