What problem does it solve?
Creating MCP servers traditionally requires scattered research across protocol specs, SDK documentation, and community best practices, leading to inconsistent tool designs and poor LLM interoperability. This skill consolidates authoritative guidance into a single, structured workflow that ensures your MCP server is production-ready, well-documented, and thoroughly evaluated for real-world agent tasks.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Dual-Language Implementation Paths: Complete setup guides for both Python (FastMCP) and Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK), including project structure, dependency management, and transport configuration.
- Tool Design & Validation: Patterns for creating discoverable, type-safe tools with Zod/Pydantic schemas, actionable error messages, pagination support, and proper annotations.
- Evaluation & Testing: Built-in harness for generating complex evaluation questions, running them against your server, and producing detailed accuracy reports to validate LLM effectiveness.
Quick Start
Use the mcp-builder skill to develop a new MCP server by following the four-phase process—research, implement, test, and evaluate—using the provided reference materials and script templates.