Aspire.MCP.Sample MCP Server

Sample MCP Server and MCP client with Aspire

What the server does

This sample demonstrates a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server and client setup using Aspire. It showcases how to establish and manage MCP communication, using C# in a structured Aspire environment.

• Aspire Integration: — Uses Aspire for containerized orchestration and service management
• MCP Server: — Implements an MCP server to manage client communication
• MCP Client: — Sample Blazor Chat client demonstrating how to connect and communicate with the MCP server
• Model Selection: — The Chat Client can use LLMs from Azure AI Foundry, Ollama or GitHub models. The selected model must support function calling to be able to call the MCP server functions
• Function Calling: — Demonstrates how to call functions from the MCP server using the selected model
• Tool Result: — Displays the result of the function call in the chat interface

Credentials and setup notes

• .NET SDK 9.0 or later - Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio code - LLM or SLM that supports function calling. - Azure AI Foundry to run models in the cloud. IE: gpt-4o-mini - GitHub Models to run models in the cloud. IE: gpt-4o-mini - Ollama for running local models. Suggested: phi4-mini, llama3.2 or Qwq

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