python-base-mcp-server

by tjmaynes

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A cookiecutter template for quickly bootstrapping a Python-based MCP server.

Details

Author
tjmaynes
GitHub stars
2
Downloads
183
Categories
Other

- Cookiecutter template for Python MCP servers
- Requires only Python and Cookiecutter
- Installed via pipx or pip
- Quick project scaffolding with interactive prompts

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name python-base-mcp-server
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

Install cookiecutter (via pipx or pip), then run cookiecutter gh:tjmaynes/python-base-mcp-server to generate a new server project. Follow the interactive prompts to configure the project.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "python-base-mcp-server": {
            "python-base-mcp-server": {
                "command": "pipx",
                "args": [
                    "run",
                    "cookiecutter",
                    "gh:tjmaynes/python-base-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "python-base-mcp-server": {
        "command": "pipx",
        "args": [
            "run",
            "cookiecutter",
            "gh:tjmaynes/python-base-mcp-server"
        ]
    }
}

python-base-mcp-server

> A cookiecutter template for quickly bootstrapping a Python-based MCP server.

Requirements

- Python
- Cookiecutter

Usage

To install this cookiecutter template, run the following command:

pip install pipx
pipx run cookiecutter gh:tjmaynes/python-base-mcp-server

Or:

python -m pip install --user cookiecutter
cookiecutter gh:tjmaynes/python-base-mcp-server

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