MCP App Starter

Scaffold Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in seconds — TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python

What Is This?

VS Code 1.109 shipped stable MCP server support. Building an MCP server means setting up boilerplate for the SDK, transport, tool handlers, and config. MCP App Starter does all of that in one command.

Features

Feature	Description
Guided wizard	Language picker → name input → instant scaffold
TypeScript template	Full typed server with tool schemas, tsconfig, package.json
JavaScript template	Minimal ESM server for lightweight use
Python template	Server using the official `mcp` package
mcp.json config	Auto-generates VS Code MCP config ready to paste
Add Tool	Guided stub for adding new tools
Validate Config	JSON validator for all `mcp.json` files in workspace
Right-click menus	Right-click a folder → New MCP Server; right-click `.ts/.js/.py` → Add Tool or Add Resource; right-click `.json` → Validate Config

Usage

Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
Run MCP App Starter: New MCP Server — or right-click a folder in Explorer
Choose language → enter name → done
Open the README inside your new server for next steps

Generated TypeScript Structure

my-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   └── index.ts      ← Server entry point with hello tool
├── mcp.json          ← VS Code MCP config
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Commands

Command	Where	Description
`MCP App Starter: New MCP Server`	Palette · Right-click folder	Full wizard to create an MCP server project
`MCP App Starter: Add Tool`	Palette · Right-click `.ts/.js/.py`	Guided stub for adding a new tool
`MCP App Starter: Add Resource`	Palette · Right-click `.ts/.js/.py`	Guided stub for adding a new resource
`MCP App Starter: Validate MCP Server Config`	Palette · Right-click `.json`	Validate mcp.json files in workspace
`MCP App Starter: Open MCP Documentation`	Palette	Open modelcontextprotocol.io

Requirements

VS Code 1.109+
Node.js 20+ (for TypeScript/JavaScript templates)
Python 3.10+ (for Python template)

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License

MIT

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