About Axe Handle Project
Axe Handle is a Go reference implementation of an MCP server for people learning to build MCP servers. It currently connects to Claude Desktop and provides basic Hello World responses.
Key features
- 01Go MCP server reference implementation
- 02Connects to Claude Desktop
- 03Returns basic Hello World responses
Use cases
- 01Learning MCP server implementation in Go
- 02Testing a basic Claude Desktop connection
MCP support
This is an MCP server reference implementation that connects to Claude Desktop and returns basic responses.
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 READMEAxe Handle Project
Axe Handle is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server reference implementation in Golang, which I'm doing as a learning exercise and foundation for future work. The server does nothing but connect to MCP client Claude Desktop, and perform "hello world" level responses.
Documentation Map
The following diagram shows how the documentation is organized and how different documents relate to each other:
Getting Started
Project Status
Axe Handle is currently in active development. See the Roadmap for current priorities and future plans.
Comments
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