MCP TypeScript Starter MCP Server

A minimal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in TypeScript with hello tool, markdown resource, and prompt. Includes VS Code/devcontainer setup and

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What is the MCP TypeScript Starter MCP server?

MCP TypeScript Starter MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on MCP TypeScript Starter directly instead of describing what you should do. A minimal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in TypeScript with hello tool, markdown resource, and prompt. Includes VS Code/devcontainer setup and documentation.

What you get

A feature-complete Model Context Protocol (MCP) server template in TypeScript. This starter demonstrates all major MCP features with clean, production-ready code.

What the assistant can call

Once MCP TypeScript Starter is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Category — Feature
  • Tools — hello
  • Resources — info://about
  • Templates — greeting://{name}
  • Prompts — greet
  • Variable — Description
  • PORT — HTTP server port
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

Setting it up

@modelcontextprotocol/inspector on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Choosing this one

Plenty of knowledge and memory servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP TypeScript Starter's toolset — Category, Tools, Resources and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by SamMorrowDrums; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 9 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch MCP TypeScript Starter.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the mcp typescript starter mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CategoryFeature
Toolshello
Resourcesinfo://about
Templatesgreeting://{name}
Promptsgreet
VariableDescription
PORTHTTP server port
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.

How to install the MCP TypeScript Starter MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "typescript-starter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP TypeScript Starter to Category.
  • Use MCP TypeScript Starter to Tools.
  • Use MCP TypeScript Starter to Resources.

Frequently asked questions

Node.js 20 or later and npm (or pnpm) are required.