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MCP-Haskell (hs-mcp)

MCP-Haskell (hs-mcp)

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github.com/bueckingDeveloper Tools25Updated 63w ago

About MCP-Haskell (hs-mcp)

MCP-Haskell (hs-mcp) is a Haskell implementation of the Model Context Protocol for building MCP servers. It lets Haskell applications expose tools, resources and prompts to clients such as Claude. It is aimed at developers who want to write MCP servers in Haskell.

Key features

  1. 01Implements core MCP protocol functionality
  2. 02StdIO transport for local process communication
  3. 03JSON-RPC messaging
  4. 04Support for tools, resources and prompts
  5. 05Included test suite

Use cases

  1. 01Writing a custom MCP server in Haskell
  2. 02Testing MCP features with the bundled echo server
  3. 03Debugging a server with MCP Inspector or Claude Desktop

MCP support

As a server-side library, Haskell applications expose tools, resources and prompts to MCP clients such as Claude Desktop. The only transport described is StdIO.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

MCP-Haskell (hs-mcp)

A Haskell implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Overview

MCP-Haskell (hs-mcp) provides a Haskell implementation of the Model Context Protocol, allowing Haskell applications to expose tools, resources, and prompts to MCP-compatible clients like Claude.

Key features:

  • Full implementation of MCP protocol
  • StdIO transport for local process communication
  • JSON-RPC messaging
  • Support for resources, tools, and prompts
  • Comprehensive test suite

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone github.com:buecking/hs-mcp.git
cd hs-mcp

# direnv
# echo 'use flake' > .envrc
direnv allow

# nix
nix develop

# Build the project
cabal build

Usage

Creating a simple server
import Network.MCP.Server
import Network.MCP.Types
import Network.MCP.Server.StdIO

main :: IO ()
main = do
  -- Create server
  let serverInfo = Implementation "my-server" "1.0.0"
      serverCapabilities = ServerCapabilities
        { resourcesCapability = Just $ ResourcesCapability True
        , toolsCapability = Just $ ToolsCapability True
        , promptsCapability = Nothing
        }
  
  server <- createServer serverInfo serverCapabilities
  
  -- Register resources (optional)
  let resource = Resource 
        { resourceUri = "my://resource"
        , resourceName = "My Resource"
        , resourceDescription = Just "Description"
        , resourceMimeType = Just "text/plain"
        , resourceTemplate = Nothing
        }
  
  registerResources server [resource]
  
  -- Register resource read handler
  registerResourceReadHandler server $ \request -> do
    -- Implement resource reading logic
    ...

  -- Register tools (optional)
  let tool = Tool 
        { toolName = "my-tool"
        , toolDescription = Just "My tool"
        , toolInputSchema = "{...}" -- JSON schema
        }
  
  registerTools server [tool]
  
  -- Register tool call handler
  registerToolCallHandler server $ \request -> do
    -- Implement tool execution logic
    ...
  
  -- Start the server with StdIO transport
  runServerWithSTDIO server
Example Server

The project includes an example echo server that demonstrates the MCP functionality:

# Build and run the example server
cabal run mcp-echo-server

You can test it with the MCP Inspector or Claude Desktop.

Testing

Run the test suite:

cabal test

Protocol Compatibility

This implementation follows the Model Context Protocol specification and is compatible with:

  • Claude Desktop
  • MCP Inspector
  • Other MCP clients following the specification

Project Structure

  • src/Network/MCP/Types.hs - Core MCP types
  • src/Network/MCP/Transport/ - Transport implementations
  • src/Network/MCP/Server/ - Server implementation
  • Examples/ - Example implementations
  • Test/ - Test suite

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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