idrac-design-mcp

A local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes iDRAC design-system knowledge to MCP-compatible clients. It runs over stdio (no web server) and currently registers a single get_component tool backed by hardcoded placeholder data.

Protocol note: In stdio mode, stdout is reserved exclusively for MCP protocol messages. All logging in this server goes to stderr via console.error(). Never write to stdout.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ (ES modules, built-in node:test)

Install

npm install

Build

Compiles TypeScript from src/ to dist/:

npm run build

Run

Starts the server on stdio (it will wait for an MCP client to connect):

npm start

Test

Runs the automated test for the get_component handler (builds first):

npm test

The test asserts that get_component("button") contains ic-button and that an unknown component returns No record found.

The get_component tool

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Component name to look up, e.g. "button".

Behavior (placeholder data):

• "button" -> Use ic-button from @idrac/ui. Do not use raw HTML buttons.
• anything else -> No record found for that component.

Inspect with the MCP Inspector

The MCP Inspector lets you exercise the tools interactively. After building:

npm run build
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

This launches the Inspector UI and starts this server as its stdio child process. Open the printed URL, select the get_component tool, and try name: "button".

Register in an MCP client

Add an entry to your client's MCP config. Use an absolute path to the built entry file. Example (Claude Desktop / generic mcpServers format):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idrac-design": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:/Users/Ashwini_Paradkar/CascadeProjects/idrac-design-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Build first (npm run build) so dist/index.js exists, then restart the client.

Project layout

src/
  index.ts            # McpServer + StdioServerTransport wiring, tool registration
  getComponent.ts     # Pure lookup logic (testable, hardcoded data for now)
  getComponent.test.ts# node:test unit tests for the lookup logic