Build MCP servers, CLI tools, and web dashboards for AI agents from a single TypeScript file.
Connect Photon to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Build MCP servers, CLI tools, and web dashboards for AI agents from a single TypeScript file. The photon mcp server is what makes that connection.
Photon is the fastest way to turn a small, verified TypeScript method into something humans can operate and agents can trust. Write the capability once; Photon derives the interfaces, contracts, and runtime behavior around it:
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Example — No decorators. No registration. No server boilerplate. Just define the intent. Photon handles the restBecause this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.
Configuration is passed through the environment: WEATHER_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Photon's toolset — Example — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by portel-dev; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Example | No decorators. No registration. No server boilerplate. Just define the intent. Photon handles the rest. |
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"analytics": {
"command": "photon",
"args": ["mcp", "analytics"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| WEATHER_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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GitHub's official server — repos, issues, pull requests, Actions and code security, straight from your assistant.
Issue tracking at the speed of conversation — Linear's official hosted server with OAuth and zero install.
Local repository surgery — status, diffs, commits, branches and history for any repo on disk.
Timezone sanity for AI — current time anywhere and correct conversions, without the model doing date math.