Canteen MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the canteen's lunch menu via a simple API integration.

Description

Canteen MCP is a FastMCP-based server that exposes a tool for retrieving daily lunch menus from the canteen. It connects to a menu API and provides a structured interface for querying menu data for specific dates.

Features

• Get lunch menu for any specific date
• httpStream-based transport for real-time communication
• Environment-based configuration
• Type-safe API with input validation

Installation

npm install

Configuration

Copy the example environment file and update it with your values:

cp .env.example .env

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Example
API_URL	URL of the lunch menu API	https://lunch-menu-ai.vercel.app/api/v1/menu
PORT	Port for the MCP server	8080
ENDPOINT	HTTP endpoint	/endpoint

Usage

Start the server:

npm start

Available Tools

get_lunch_menu

Retrieves the lunch menu for a specific date.

• Parameters:
  • date: String in YYYY-MM-DD format
• Returns: JSON string containing the menu data
• Example:

  const result = await tool.execute({ date: "2024-10-05" });
  

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18
• npm

Running in Development Mode

npm run dev

Docker

Building the Image

docker build -t canteen-mcp .

Running the Container

docker run -d \
  -p 8080:3000 \
  -e API_URL=your_api_url \
  -e PORT=3000 \
  -e ENDPOINT=/http \
  --name canteen-mcp \
  canteen-mcp

Using GitHub Container Registry

Pull the latest image:

docker pull ghcr.io/[your-username]/canteen-mcp:latest

Deployment

Deploying to Hetzner

1. SSH into your Hetzner server:

ssh root@your-server-ip

2. Install Docker if not already installed:

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

3. Create a docker-compose.yml file:

version: '3.8'
services:
  canteen-mcp:
    image: ghcr.io/c0dr/canteen-mcp:latest
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "8080:3000"
    environment:
      - API_URL=your_api_url
      - PORT=3000
      - ENDPOINT=/http

4. Start the service:

docker-compose up -d

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Based on https://github.com/punkpeye/fastmcp-boilerplate