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MCP example Netlify Serverless Functions

MCP example Netlify Serverless Functions

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About MCP example Netlify Serverless Functions

MCP example Netlify Serverless Functions is a demonstration of building and running an MCP server with Netlify Functions. It includes a deployed function and an example of reaching it through a customized URL.

Key features

  1. 01MCP serverless function example
  2. 02Deployed function demo
  3. 03Customized URL access example
  4. 04Local development with Netlify CLI

Use cases

  1. 01Explore a basic MCP deployment using Netlify Functions
  2. 02Run and iterate on the example locally

MCP support

Demonstrates an MCP server implemented with Netlify Functions and provides an example of accessing its deployed function.

#serverless#netlify#mcp

Configuration

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

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serverless-mcp-example": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

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
npm@modelcontextprotocol/inspector

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

Netlify Examples

MCP example Netlify Serverless Functions

View this demo site: https://mcp-example-serverless.netlify.app/

Netlify Status

About this example site

This site shows a very a basic example of developing and running serverless MCP using Netlify Functions. It includes links to a deployed serverless function and an example of accessing the function using a customized URL.

Speedily deploy your own version

Deploy your own version of this example site, by clicking the Deploy to Netlify Button below. This will automatically:

  • Clone a copy of this example from the examples repo to your own GitHub account
  • Create a new project in your Netlify account, linked to your new repo
  • Create an automated deployment pipeline to watch for changes on your repo
  • Build and deploy your new site
  • This repo can then be used to iterate on locally using netlify dev

Deploy to Netlify

Install and run the examples locally

You can clone this entire examples repo to explore this and other examples, and to run them locally.


# 1. Clone the examples repository to your local development environment
git clone [email protected]:netlify/examples

# 2. Move into the project directory for this example
cd examples/mcp/serverless-mcp

# 3. Install the Netlify CLI to let you locally serve your site using Netlify's features
npm i -g netlify-cli

# 4. Serve your site using Netlify Dev to get local serverless functions
netlify dev

# 5. While the site is running locally, open a separate terminal tab to run the MCP inspector or client you desire
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx mcp-remote@next http://localhost:8888/mcp

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