MCP Starter Project

MCP Server Starter gives you a basic structure to run local tools with Cursor, Claude, and others using the MCP standard.

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What is the MCP Starter Project MCP Server?

MCP Starter Project is an MCP project maintained in the instructa/mcp-starter repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP Server Starter gives you a basic structure to run local tools with Cursor, Claude, and others using the MCP standard”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the MCP Starter Project MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-starter-mcp-stdio": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "./bin/cli.mjs",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.