egile-mcp-starter

A comprehensive cookiecutter template for creating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using the FASTMCP framework.

Features

• 🚀 Modern Python Setup: Uses Poetry for dependency management and packaging
• 🏗️ FASTMCP Framework: Built on the efficient FASTMCP framework for MCP servers
• � Plugin Architecture: Extensible template system with multiple server types
• 🛠️ Multiple Templates: Choose from MCP, RAG, or custom templates
• 🧪 Testing Ready: Comprehensive test suite with pytest and coverage
• 🔧 Development Tools: Pre-configured with Black, Flake8, MyPy, and pre-commit hooks
• 🐳 Docker Support: Optional Docker configuration for easy deployment
• 🔄 CI/CD Ready: GitHub Actions workflows for automated testing and deployment
• 📚 Rich Documentation: Detailed README and code documentation
• 🎛️ Configurable: YAML-based configuration with environment variable support

Quick Start

Installation

# Install with pip (recommended)
pip install egile-mcp-starter

# Or use Docker
docker pull jpoullet2000/egile-mcp-starter
docker run -it jpoullet2000/egile-mcp-starter

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/jpoullet2000/egile-mcp-starter.git
cd egile-mcp-starter
poetry install

Generate a New MCP Server

# Using the installed command (default MCP template)
egile-mcp-starter

# Or if installed from source
poetry run egile-mcp-starter

# Choose a specific template
egile-mcp-starter --template rag

# List available templates
egile-mcp-starter --list-templates

# With custom project name
egile-mcp-starter --project-name "my_custom_server"

# With multiple options
egile-mcp-starter --template rag --output-dir ./my-projects --project-name "my_rag_server" --verbose

CLI Options

The egile-mcp-starter command supports the following options:

Option	Short	Description	Example
--template	-t	Choose the template to use	--template rag
--project-name		Override the project name (affects directory and package name)	--project-name "my_server"
--output-dir	-o	Output directory for the generated project	--output-dir ./projects
--list-templates		List all available templates and exit	--list-templates
--verbose	-v	Print detailed status information	--verbose
--no-input		Don't prompt for parameters, use defaults	--no-input
--config-file		Path to cookiecutter config file	--config-file config.yaml
--default-config		Use default values for all template variables	--default-config
--help		Show help message and exit	--help

Examples:

# Generate with custom name and template
egile-mcp-starter --template rag --project-name "my_awesome_rag_server"

# Non-interactive generation for CI/CD
egile-mcp-starter --no-input --project-name "test_server" --output-dir ./build

# List available templates
egile-mcp-starter --list-templates

Available Templates

The egile-mcp-starter uses a plugin architecture that supports multiple project templates. Choose the template that best fits your needs:

🔧 MCP Template (default)

The standard MCP server template with comprehensive features:

• Server Types: Tools, resources, prompts, or full-featured servers
• FASTMCP Integration: Built on the efficient FASTMCP framework
• Development Ready: Testing, linting, CI/CD, Docker support
• Flexible Configuration: YAML-based config with environment variables

egile-mcp-starter --template mcp

🧠 RAG Template

Advanced RAG-enabled MCP server with vector search capabilities:

• Vector Databases: Chroma, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, FAISS support
• Embedding Models: Sentence Transformers, OpenAI, Cohere
• Document Processing: PDF, DOCX, Excel, text files
• Web Scraping: Optional web page scraping and indexing
• Chunking Strategies: Recursive, semantic, fixed-size
• Reranking: Optional result reranking for better relevance
• MCP Tools: ingest_documents, search_documents, scrape_and_index
• MCP Resources: Document listing, metadata access, chunk search

egile-mcp-starter --template rag

🔌 Plugin System Features

• Extensible: Easy to add new templates without modifying core code
• External Plugins: Third-party templates via entry points
• Template Hooks: Pre/post-generation customization
• Backward Compatible: Original functionality preserved

# List all available templates
egile-mcp-starter --list-templates

# Generate with specific template and options
egile-mcp-starter --template rag --output-dir ./my-projects --project-name "my_rag_server" --verbose

Generated Project Structure

The generated project will have this structure:

my-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── my_mcp_server/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── server.py          # Main MCP server implementation
│   │   ├── config.py          # Configuration management
│   │   ├── tools/             # Tool implementations (if enabled)
│   │   ├── resources/         # Resource handlers (if enabled)
│   │   ├── prompts/           # Prompt templates (if enabled)
│   │   └── utils.py           # Utility functions
│   └── main.py                # Entry point
├── tests/                     # Comprehensive test suite
├── pyproject.toml            # Poetry configuration
├── README.md                 # Project documentation
├── Dockerfile               # Docker configuration (optional)
└── .github/workflows/       # CI/CD workflows (optional)

Extending the Plugin System

Adding Custom Templates

The plugin architecture makes it easy to add new templates:

1. Create a Template Plugin:

from egile_mcp_starter import TemplatePlugin
from pathlib import Path

class MyTemplatePlugin(TemplatePlugin):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(
            name="my_template",
            description="My custom MCP server template",
            version="1.0.0"
        )
    
    def get_template_path(self) -> Path:
        return Path(__file__).parent / "my_template"
    
    def get_default_context(self) -> dict:
        return {"project_name": "My Custom Server"}

2. Register the Plugin:

from egile_mcp_starter import get_registry

registry = get_registry()
registry.register(MyTemplatePlugin())

3. External Plugin Distribution:

# In your package's setup.py or pyproject.toml
entry_points = {
    'egile_mcp_starter.templates': [
        'my_template = my_package.my_template:MyTemplatePlugin',
    ],
}

Template Hooks

Customize the generation process with hooks:

• Pre-generation: Modify context, validate inputs, compute dependencies
• Post-generation: Initialize databases, download models, set up git repos

Development

Setting up Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jpoullet2000/egile-mcp-starter.git
cd egile-mcp-starter

# Install dependencies
poetry install --with dev

# Install pre-commit hooks
poetry run pre-commit install

Running Tests

# Run all tests
poetry run pytest

# Run with coverage
poetry run pytest --cov=egile_mcp_starter --cov-report=html

# Run specific tests
poetry run pytest tests/test_generator.py -v

Code Quality

# Format code
poetry run black .

# Check linting
poetry run flake8 egile_mcp_starter tests

# Type checking
poetry run mypy egile_mcp_starter

# Run all pre-commit checks
poetry run pre-commit run --all-files

Documentation

For detailed information about templates and the plugin system, see:

• Templates Guide: Comprehensive documentation on available templates, the plugin architecture, and how to create custom templates
• Configuration: Detailed configuration options for each template
• API Reference: Complete API documentation

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests (poetry run pytest)
5. Run code quality checks (poetry run pre-commit run --all-files)
6. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
7. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
8. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📧 Email: jpoullet2000@gmail.com
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 MCP Documentation: Model Context Protocol
• 🚀 FASTMCP: FASTMCP Framework

Acknowledgments

• FASTMCP - The amazing framework that powers the generated servers
• Model Context Protocol - The protocol specification
• Cookiecutter - The templating engine

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