Generic MCP Server

A generic Model Context Protocol (MCP) server scaffold that can be extended with custom tools and functionality.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Generic MCP Server?

Generic MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the shcallaway/agi-house-hackathon-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A generic Model Context Protocol (MCP) server scaffold that can be extended with custom tools and functionality”. 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 DD_API_KEY, DD_APP_KEY, DD_HOST, NODE_ENV. 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 Generic MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/your/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "YOUR_DD_API_KEY",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "YOUR_DD_APP_KEY",
        "DD_HOST": "https://api.datadoghq.eu",
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "alwaysAllow": true
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
DD_API_KEY	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
DD_APP_KEY	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
DD_HOST	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
NODE_ENV	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation