🛠️ How to Use This Template to Set Up a New MCP Server
LocalAbout 🛠️ How to Use This Template to Set Up a New MCP Server
This starter template helps developers set up a new MCP server within a monorepo or another project structure. Its README walks through cloning the template into a new directory and adding the files to an existing Git repository.
Key features
- 01Template for creating an MCP server
- 02Works in monorepos or other project structures
- 03Shallow-clone setup steps
- 04Instructions for removing template Git metadata
- 05Steps to add and commit to a repository
Use cases
- 01Scaffold a server in a monorepo
- 02Create a dedicated directory for a new server
- 03Add template files to an existing Git repository
MCP support
This is a project template for setting up MCP servers; the README does not describe MCP tools or server capabilities that it provides itself.
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 README🛠️ How to Use This Template to Set Up a New MCP Server
This template provides a ready-to-use setup for starting a new MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. Follow the steps below to scaffold a new server inside an existing monorepo or any project structure.
🚀 Steps to Initialize a New Server from This Template
- Navigate to your main MCP repo
cd path/to/mcp-servers
- Create and move into a directory for the new server
mkdir server-c
cd server-c
- Clone this template into the new directory (shallow clone)
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Naolt/mcp-server-template.git temp
- Move all files from the temp folder to the current directory
mv temp/* temp/.* . 2>/dev/null || true
- Remove the temporary folder and .git directory to unlink from the template repo
rm -rf temp .git
- Go back to the root of your monorepo
cd ..
- Add the new server to your monorepo git repo and commit
git add server-c
git commit -m "Add new MCP server 'server-c' from bootstrap template"
Comments
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.