About aps-mcp-tests
aps-mcp-tests is a Python repository for testing an MCP server with Claude Desktop. It provides setup steps to create a virtual environment, install MCP, and run the server.
Key features
- 01Python virtual environment setup
- 02MCP package installation
- 03Run server.py
Use cases
- 01Set up an MCP testing environment
- 02Run a server for Claude Desktop testing
MCP support
The repository describes testing an MCP server with Claude Desktop and includes steps to install the MCP package and run server.py.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEaps-mcp-tests
Repo to test mcp server with claude
Prerequisites
Python 3 installed Claude Desktop downloaded
You can start following the tutorial from the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wa_A0qY0anA
Steps
- First open the terminal in the root folder and spin a new environment with the code below:
python -m venv .venv
- Then you activate the environment:
On Windows
.venv/Scripts/activate
On a MAC
.venv/bin/activate
- Install mcp
pip install mcp
- Now you can run the server
python server.py
Comments
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