MCP Server Templates
Provides production-grade starter templates for MCP servers with permission boundaries, integration tests, and eval contracts, enabling rapid development of secure and testable MCP servers.
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MCP Server Templates
Production-grade MCP server starter templates with permission boundaries, integration tests, and eval contracts.
Templates
| Template | Description | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| basic | Minimal MCP server | Echo + calculate tools, Zod validation |
| database | Read-only database access | SQL validation, schema introspection, permission boundaries |
| api-gateway | External API proxy | Rate limiting, credential scoping, endpoint configuration |
Quick Start
- Clone this repo or use "Use this template" on GitHub
- Navigate to the template you want:
cd templates/basic - Install dependencies:
pnpm install - Start the server:
pnpm start
Architecture
Each template follows the same patterns:
- Permission engine — Declarative rules (allow/deny) evaluated before every tool invocation
- In-memory test client — Integration tests via MCP SDK's InMemoryTransport
- Eval contracts — YAML eval specs compatible with @visystems/claude-eval-runner
Shared Utilities
The shared/ directory contains reusable utilities:
permissions/— Permission policy types, engine, and PermissionDeniedErrortesting/— In-memory MCP test client for integration testserrors/— Typed error classes
Development
pnpm install
pnpm typecheck # TypeScript type checking
pnpm test # Run all tests
pnpm test:shared # Run shared utility tests only
pnpm test:basic # Run basic template tests only
License
Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.
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