Setting Up Your Environment

Before building an MCP server, you need to set up your development environment.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (for TypeScript/JavaScript servers)
• Python 3.10+ (for Python servers)
• Claude Desktop app (for testing)

Installing the MCP SDK Choose your preferred language:

# TypeScript/JavaScript
npm init -y
npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

# Python
pip install mcp