Template-MCP

Template repository for creating MokoStandards-compliant Model Context Protocol (MCP) API servers. Provides the scaffolding, configuration patterns, and architecture conventions used by all Moko Consulting MCP servers, enabling AI assistants like Claude to interact with REST APIs through a standardized tool interface.

Features

• MCP server scaffolding -- pre-configured TypeScript project structure with entry point, tool registration, and stdio transport ready to go
• Multi-connection support -- built-in config.json pattern for managing multiple named API connections with a default fallback; all tools accept an optional connection parameter
• REST API bridge architecture -- standardized pattern for bridging any REST API as MCP tools, with typed request/response handling
• TypeScript-first -- full TypeScript setup with tsconfig.json, strict mode, and ES module output
• Build tooling -- Makefile with build, dev, clean, and lint targets; npm scripts for compilation and development
• MokoStandards compliant -- follows all Moko Consulting governance conventions: file headers, commit messages, .gitattributes, .gitmessage, PR/issue templates
• Example configuration -- config.example.json demonstrates the connection configuration schema
• Documentation templates -- wiki pages for API reference, architecture overview, and installation pre-generated

Installation

1. Create a new repository from this template (or clone directly):

   git clone https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-MCP.git my-mcp-server
   cd my-mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Copy and configure the connection file:

   cp config.example.json config.json
   # Edit config.json with your API credentials
   

4. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

5. Run the server:

   node build/index.js
   

Configuration

Path	Purpose
src/	TypeScript source files (server entry, tool definitions, API client)
config.example.json	Example multi-connection configuration schema
config.json	Local connection configuration (gitignored)
package.json	npm dependencies and scripts
tsconfig.json	TypeScript compiler configuration
scripts/	Build and development utility scripts
docs/	Developer documentation
Makefile	Build, dev, clean, and lint targets

Requirements

• Node.js 20.0.0 or later
• npm 9+
• TypeScript 5+ (installed via npm)

Documentation

Full documentation is available on the Wiki, including:

• API -- tool reference and connection parameter documentation
• ARCHITECTURE -- MCP server design and REST API bridge pattern
• INSTALLATION -- setup prerequisites and configuration guide

Contributing

See the wiki for development guidelines and contribution instructions.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later -- see the LICENSE file.

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Template CI Notes

Build/CI/release/version workflows are guarded to skip template repos (Template-*) and only run in repos created from them.