About Basic MCP Server Tool
Basic MCP Server Tool is an application packaged with Maven and run through jbang. The README shows how to configure it as an MCP server and invoke it with mcp-cli, but does not describe its tools or functionality.
Key features
- 01Maven-based packaging
- 02Run through jbang
Use cases
- 01Package the application with Maven
- 02Run the application with jbang
MCP support
The README shows a server_config.json entry for the application and a command to select it with mcp-cli. It does not specify what the server exposes.
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 READMEBasic MCP Server Tool
Packaging and running the application
The application can be packaged using:
git clone this repository
./mvnw install
jbang provides the CLI execution
brew install jbang
mcp-cli
git clone https://github.com/chrishayuk/mcp-cli
brew install uv
cd mcp-cli
uv sync --reinstall
Create env var for OPENAI_API_KEY (note: it is much longer)
https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-proj-GzT9guXBFr7lee1m_blah
Edit server_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"burrhello": {
"command": "jbang",
"args": [
"--java",
"21",
"--quiet",
"org.acme:basic-tool:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT:runner"
]
}
}
}
uv run mcp-cli --server burrhello --provider openai --model gpt-4o-mini
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