MCP SDK TypeScript Bootstrapper

Bootstrap production-ready MCP servers using the official TypeScript SDK with proper transport configuration, tool/resource handlers, and security best practices.

Capabilities

• Generate MCP server projects with TypeScript SDK
• Configure stdio, SSE, or WebSocket transports
• Scaffold tool and resource handlers
• Set up proper error handling and validation
• Configure capability declarations
• Implement security best practices

Usage

Invoke this skill when you need to:

• Create a new MCP server from scratch
• Add MCP capabilities to existing projects
• Scaffold tool and resource implementations
• Configure MCP transport layers

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
serverName	string	Yes	Name of the MCP server (kebab-case)
description	string	Yes	Server description for clients
transport	string	No	stdio, sse, or websocket (default: stdio)
tools	array	No	List of tools to scaffold
resources	array	No	List of resources to provide
capabilities	object	No	Server capability declarations

Tool Definition Structure

{
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "read_file",
      "description": "Read contents of a file",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "path": { "type": "string", "description": "File path to read" }
        },
        "required": ["path"]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Resource Definition Structure

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "uriTemplate": "file:///{path}",
      "name": "File Resource",
      "description": "Access file contents",
      "mimeType": "text/plain"
    }
  ]
}

Output Structure

<serverName>/
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts              # Server entry point
│   ├── server.ts             # MCP server setup
│   ├── transport/
│   │   ├── stdio.ts          # Stdio transport
│   │   ├── sse.ts            # SSE transport (if selected)
│   │   └── websocket.ts      # WebSocket transport (if selected)
│   ├── tools/
│   │   ├── index.ts          # Tool registry
│   │   └── <tool>.ts         # Individual tool handlers
│   ├── resources/
│   │   ├── index.ts          # Resource registry
│   │   └── <resource>.ts     # Resource providers
│   ├── prompts/
│   │   └── index.ts          # Prompt templates (optional)
│   └── utils/
│       ├── validation.ts     # Input validation helpers
│       ├── errors.ts         # MCP error handling
│       └── logging.ts        # Structured logging
├── tests/
│   ├── tools/
│   └── resources/
└── mcp.json                  # MCP server manifest

Generated Code Patterns

Server Setup (src/server.ts)

import { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';
import { StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js';
import { registerTools } from './tools';
import { registerResources } from './resources';

export async function createServer() {
  const server = new McpServer({
    name: '<serverName>',
    version: '1.0.0',
  });

  // Register capabilities
  registerTools(server);
  registerResources(server);

  return server;
}

export async function startServer() {
  const server = await createServer();
  const transport = new StdioServerTransport();

  await server.connect(transport);

  console.error('[MCP] Server started on stdio');
}

Tool Handler (src/tools/<name>.ts)

import { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';
import { z } from 'zod';
import { McpError, ErrorCode } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';

const inputSchema = z.object({
  path: z.string().describe('File path to read'),
});

export function registerReadFileTool(server: McpServer) {
  server.tool(
    'read_file',
    'Read contents of a file',
    inputSchema.shape,
    async (args) => {
      const { path } = inputSchema.parse(args);

      try {
        // Implementation
        const content = await readFile(path, 'utf-8');
        return {
          content: [{ type: 'text', text: content }],
        };
      } catch (error) {
        throw new McpError(
          ErrorCode.InternalError,
          `Failed to read file: ${error.message}`
        );
      }
    }
  );
}

Resource Provider (src/resources/<name>.ts)

import { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';

export function registerFileResource(server: McpServer) {
  server.resource(
    'file:///{path}',
    'File Resource',
    'Access file contents by path',
    async (uri) => {
      const path = uri.pathname;

      const content = await readFile(path, 'utf-8');

      return {
        contents: [{
          uri: uri.href,
          mimeType: 'text/plain',
          text: content,
        }],
      };
    }
  );
}

Dependencies

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.0",
    "zod": "^3.22.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
    "typescript": "^5.0.0",
    "vitest": "^1.0.0"
  }
}

Transport Configurations

Stdio (Default)

import { StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js';
const transport = new StdioServerTransport();

SSE (HTTP Server-Sent Events)

import { SSEServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/sse.js';
import express from 'express';

const app = express();
app.get('/sse', (req, res) => {
  const transport = new SSEServerTransport('/message', res);
  server.connect(transport);
});

WebSocket

import { WebSocketServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/websocket.js';
import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';

const wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 3000 });
wss.on('connection', (ws) => {
  const transport = new WebSocketServerTransport(ws);
  server.connect(transport);
});

Workflow

1. Validate inputs - Check server name, tool/resource definitions
2. Create project structure - Set up folders and base files
3. Generate package.json - Configure dependencies
4. Generate tsconfig.json - TypeScript configuration
5. Create server entry - Main server setup
6. Generate transport layer - Selected transport implementation
7. Scaffold tools - Tool handlers with schemas
8. Scaffold resources - Resource providers
9. Create utilities - Validation, errors, logging
10. Set up tests - Test structure for tools/resources

Best Practices Applied

• Zod schema validation for all inputs
• Proper MCP error codes and messages
• Structured logging to stderr
• Clean separation of tools/resources
• TypeScript strict mode
• Comprehensive error handling
• Input sanitization

References

• MCP TypeScript SDK: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk
• MCP Specification: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
• MCP Server Examples: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers

Target Processes

• mcp-server-bootstrap
• mcp-tool-implementation
• mcp-resource-provider
• mcp-transport-layer