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kickstart-mcp

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github.com/nollehDeveloper Tools3Updated 73w ago
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About kickstart-mcp

An interactive tutorial for people learning MCP, from host setup to building servers and clients. It guides learners through steps and includes checks to verify progress.

Key features

  1. 01Interactive MCP setup and development tutorials
  2. 02Guides for Claude, Cursor, and custom hosts
  3. 03Coverage of host configuration, servers, and clients
  4. 04Step-by-step progress verification
  5. 05English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese language options

Use cases

  1. 01Learning to configure an MCP host
  2. 02Practicing MCP server development
  3. 03Working through an MCP client implementation
  4. 04Verifying tutorial steps while learning

MCP support

The project teaches MCP concepts and development, including host configuration, server development, and client implementation; it is a tutorial rather than an MCP server.

#tutorial#mcp#model-context-protocol#mcp-server

Configuration

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

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kickstart": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kickstart-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commanduvx kickstart-mcp

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
pypikickstart-mcp

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

kickstart-mcp

An interactive tutorial for learning Model Context Protocol (MCP). From setting up MCP hosts to building your own servers and clients, we'll guide you through every step of your MCP journey.

AvailableTutorial

Features

  • Interactive tutorials for MCP setup and development
  • Step-by-step guides for different MCP hosts (Claude, Cursor, Custom)
  • Comprehensive coverage of MCP concepts:
    • Host configuration
    • Server development
    • Client implementation
  • Built-in verification for each tutorial step
  • Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows)

Dependencies

For package management, we recommend using UV:

brew install uv

The build tool used in the instructions is Hatch, so you'll need to install it as well:

brew install hatch

Installation

Quick Start (Recommended)
uvx kickstart-mcp -l ko

Since v0.1.0, you can use the -l option to specify your preferred language. Currently supported languages:

CodeLanguage
enEnglish
koKorean
zhChinese
jaJapanese
Development Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nolleh/kickstart-mcp.git
cd kickstart-mcp

# Install dependencies and run
uv run kickstart-mcp

Usage

  1. Start the tutorial:

    uvx kickstart-mcp

  2. Follow the interactive prompts to:

    • Choose your preferred MCP host
    • Complete each tutorial step
    • Verify your progress
    • Learn MCP concepts hands-on

While it's recommended to follow the tutorials in order, if you want to quickly learn server development, you can start with FastMcp in the McpServer tutorial.

Contributing

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

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Feedback

Have feedback or suggestions? Visit our GitHub repository to:

  • Open an issue
  • Submit a pull request
  • Start a discussion

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