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MCP Server Development Guide

Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP) or Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK).

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What the skill covers

The sections of its instructions, in order.

  1. 01 Overview
  2. 02 🚀 High-Level Workflow
  3. Phase 1: Deep Research and Planning
  4. Phase 2: Implementation
  5. Phase 3: Review and Test
  6. Phase 4: Create Evaluations
  7. 03 📚 Documentation Library
  8. Core MCP Documentation (Load First)
  9. SDK Documentation (Load During Phase 1/2)
  10. Language-Specific Implementation Guides (Load During Phase 2)
  11. Evaluation Guide (Load During Phase 4)

Reference files

9 files Phở can open while it uses the skill.

  • reference/evaluation.md
  • reference/mcp_best_practices.md
  • reference/node_mcp_server.md
  • reference/node_mcp_server_v2.md
  • reference/python_mcp_server.md
  • scripts/connections.py
  • scripts/evaluation.py
  • scripts/example_evaluation.xml
  • scripts/requirements.txt

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What does MCP Server Development Guide do?

Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP) or Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK).

Is MCP Server Development Guide free to use?

Yes. MCP Server Development Guide is published by Anthropic under the Apache 2.0 licence, and you can use it with a free Phở account.

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