example-mcp-server
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An example MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Anthropic, demonstrating how to build and configure a minimal server that can be used with Claude Desktop.
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Install dependencies with npm install, then build with npm run build. Configure the server in Claude Desktop’s configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) by specifying the path to the built index.js and the Node.js executable.
example-mcp-server
Example code for Anthropic MCP server.
https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/server
How to build
npm install
npm run build
Run on Claude for Desktop
To use this server with Claude Desktop, you need to configure it in your Claude Desktop configuration file. This file is located at:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Example configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"time": {
"command": "/path/to/node",
"args": [
"/path/to/example-mcp-server/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
This configuration registers an MCP server named "time" that runs the built JavaScript code from this repository using Node.js.
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