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MCP Rust CLI server template

MCP Rust CLI server template

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About MCP Rust CLI server template

A Rust application template for building a command-line MCP server. It is intended for developers and provides editable handlers for tools, resources, and prompts, plus CLI options to inspect them.

Key features

  1. 01Implement an MCP CLI server in Rust
  2. 02Edit tool, resource, and prompt handlers
  3. 03Use JSON files for MCP definitions
  4. 04Display resources, prompts, or tools from the CLI

Use cases

  1. 01Start a Rust MCP server project
  2. 02Customize handlers for tools, resources, and prompts

MCP support

The template builds an MCP server that can be enabled with `--mcp`. The CLI can also display its resources, prompts, and tools.

#mcp#rust#cli#server#template

Configuration

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

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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 Rust CLI server template

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources and tools. Whether you’re building an AI-powered IDE, enhancing a chat interface, or creating custom AI workflows, MCP provides a standardized way to connect LLMs with the context they need.

mcp-rs-template is a simple application template that demonstrates how to implement MCP CLI server in Rust.

How to use template?

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Modify project information in Cargo.toml and src/mcp/mod.rs
  3. Modify server handlers:
    • src/mcp/prompts.rs: prompts handlers
    • src/mcp/resources.rs: resources handlers
    • src/mcp/tools.rs: tools handlers
  4. Modify src/mcp/templates/*.json if you prefer to use json files for prompts, resources, and tools

mcp-rs-template is based on rust-rpc-router, a JSON-RPC routing library for Rust.

CLI options

  • --mcp: Enable MCP server
  • --resources: display resources
  • --prompts: display prompts
  • --tools: display tools

How to use MCP CLI server in Claude Desktop?

  1. Edit claude_desktop_config.json: Claude Desktop -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
  2. Add the following configuration to the servers section:
{
   "mcpServers": {
      "current-time": {
         "command": "mcp-rs-template",
         "args": [
            "--mcp"
         ],
         "env": {
            "API_KEY": "xxxx"
         }
      }
   }
}

If you want to check MCP log, please use tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log.

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New to MCP?

From what the protocol is to installing your first server, these answers cover most first questions.

An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.