MCP JS Server Template

This is a simplified template for creating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in JavaScript for integration with Claude Desktop. It provides a basic structure for developing custom MCP servers…

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP JS Server Template MCP Server?

MCP JS Server Template is an MCP project maintained in the ryaker/mcp-js-server-template repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This is a simplified template for creating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in JavaScript for integration with Claude Desktop. It provides a basic structure for…”. 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.

Configuration values

The example declares NODE_OPTIONS. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

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

How to install the MCP JS Server Template MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "template-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/full/path/to/simplified-template-mcp-server.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NODE_OPTIONS": "--no-deprecation"
      }
    }
  }
}

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