diff --git a/examples/simple-host/package.json b/examples/simple-host/package.json
index d207c34..9f192c5 100644
--- a/examples/simple-host/package.json
+++ b/examples/simple-host/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "start:server": "python3 serve.py",
+    "start:server": "tsx server.ts",
     "start:mcp-server": "cd ../simple-server && npm install && npm run start",
     "build": "concurrently 'INPUT=example-host.html vite build' 'INPUT=example-host-react.html vite build' 'INPUT=sandbox.html vite build'",
     "server": "bun server.ts",
diff --git a/examples/simple-host/serve.py b/examples/simple-host/serve.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d32ed29..0000000
--- a/examples/simple-host/serve.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Simple HTTP server to serve the MCP-UI proxy on port 8765
-"""
-
-import http.server
-import os
-import socketserver
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-PORT = int(os.environ.get('PORT', '8080'))
-DIRECTORY = Path(__file__).parent / 'dist'
-
-class CustomHTTPRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, directory=DIRECTORY.as_posix(), **kwargs)
-
-    def end_headers(self):
-        # Apply custom headers only to sandbox.html
-        if self.path == "/sandbox.html" or self.path == "/":
-            # Add CORS headers to allow cross-origin requests
-            self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
-            self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, OPTIONS")
-            self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
-
-            # Add permissive CSP to allow external resources (images, styles, scripts)
-            csp = "; ".join(
-                [
-                    "default-src 'self'",
-                    "img-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline'",
-                    "style-src * blob: data: 'unsafe-inline'",
-                    "script-src * blob: data: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'",
-                    "connect-src *",
-                    "font-src * blob: data:",
-                    "media-src * blob: data:",
-                    "frame-src * blob: data:",
-                ]
-            )
-            self.send_header("Content-Security-Policy", csp)
-
-            # Disable caching to ensure fresh content on every request
-            self.send_header("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
-            self.send_header("Pragma", "no-cache")
-            self.send_header("Expires", "0")
-
-        super().end_headers()
-
-
-def main():
-    print(f"Server running on: http://localhost:{PORT}")
-    print(f"Press Ctrl+C to stop the server\n")
-
-    with socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), CustomHTTPRequestHandler) as httpd:
-        try:
-            httpd.serve_forever()
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            print("\n\nServer stopped.")
-            sys.exit(0)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/simple-host/server.ts b/examples/simple-host/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b601982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple-host/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env npx tsx
+/**
+ * Simple HTTP server to serve the host and sandbox html files with appropriate
+ * Content Security Policy (CSP) headers.
+ */
+
+import express from "express";
+import cors from "cors";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
+const PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT || "8080", 10);
+const DIRECTORY = join(__dirname, "dist");
+
+const app = express();
+
+// CORS middleware for all routes
+app.use(cors());
+
+// Custom middleware for sandbox.html and root
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  if (req.path === "/sandbox.html" || req.path === "/") {
+    // Permissive CSP to allow external resources (images, styles, scripts)
+    const csp = [
+      "default-src 'self'",
+      "img-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline'",
+      "style-src * blob: data: 'unsafe-inline'",
+      "script-src * blob: data: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'",
+      "connect-src *",
+      "font-src * blob: data:",
+      "media-src * blob: data:",
+      "frame-src * blob: data:",
+    ].join("; ");
+    res.setHeader("Content-Security-Policy", csp);
+
+    // Disable caching to ensure fresh content on every request
+    res.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate");
+    res.setHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");
+    res.setHeader("Expires", "0");
+  }
+  next();
+});
+
+// Serve static files from dist directory
+app.use(express.static(DIRECTORY));
+
+// Redirect root to example-host.html
+app.get("/", (_req, res) => {
+  res.redirect("/example-host-react.html");
+});
+
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Server running on: http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  console.log("Press Ctrl+C to stop the server\n");
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cadebfc..39647cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "homepage": "https://gist.github.com/a9603ba2d6757d6038ce066eded4c354",
   "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "Hey",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/src/app.js",