ext-apps/examples/qr-server

QR Code MCP Server

A minimal Python MCP server that generates customizable QR codes with an interactive view UI.

MCP Client Configuration

First, clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps.git

Then add to your MCP client configuration (stdio transport), replacing ~/code/ext-apps with your clone path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qr": {
      "command": "bash",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "uv run ~/code/ext-apps/examples/qr-server/server.py --stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Features

• Generate QR codes from any text or URL
• Customizable colors, size, and error correction
• Interactive view that displays in MCP-UI enabled clients
• Supports both HTTP (for web clients) and stdio (for MCP clients)

Prerequisites

This server uses uv for dependency management. Install it first:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Quick Start

# Run server (HTTP mode) - uv handles dependencies automatically
uv run server.py
# → QR Code Server listening on http://localhost:3108/mcp

Usage

HTTP Mode (for basic-host / web clients)

uv run server.py

Connect from basic-host:

SERVERS='["http://localhost:3108/mcp"]' bun serve.ts

Stdio Mode (for MCP clients)

uv run server.py --stdio

See MCP Client Configuration above for how to add this server to your MCP client.

Docker (accessing host server from container)

http://host.docker.internal:3108/mcp

Tool: generate_qr

Generate a QR code with optional customization.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
text	string	(required)	The text or URL to encode
box_size	int	10	Size of each box in pixels
border	int	4	Border size in boxes
error_correction	string	"M"	Error correction level: L/M/Q/H
fill_color	string	"black"	Foreground color (hex or name)
back_color	string	"white"	Background color (hex or name)

Error Correction Levels

Level	Recovery	Use Case
L	7%	Clean environments
M	15%	General use (default)
Q	25%	Industrial/outdoor
H	30%	Adding logos/damage-prone

Example Inputs

Basic:

{ "text": "https://example.com" }

Styled:

{
  "text": "https://claude.ai",
  "fill_color": "#CC785C",
  "back_color": "#FFF8F5",
  "box_size": 12,
  "border": 3
}

Dark Mode:

{
  "text": "Hello World",
  "fill_color": "#E0E0E0",
  "back_color": "#1a1a1a",
  "box_size": 15,
  "border": 2
}

WiFi QR Code:

{
  "text": "WIFI:T:WPA;S:MyNetwork;P:MyPassword;;",
  "error_correction": "H",
  "box_size": 10
}

Architecture

qr-server/
├── server.py      # MCP server (FastMCP + uvicorn, deps inline via PEP 723)
├── view.html    # Interactive UI view
└── README.md

Protocol

The view uses MCP Apps SDK protocol:

1. The view sends ui/initialize request
2. Host responds with capabilities
3. The view sends ui/notifications/initialized
4. Host sends ui/notifications/tool-result with QR image
5. The view renders image and sends ui/notifications/size-changed

Dependencies

Dependencies are declared inline in server.py using PEP 723 and managed by uv:

• mcp - MCP Python SDK with FastMCP
• qrcode[pil] - QR code generation with Pillow
• uvicorn - ASGI server
• starlette - CORS middleware

License

MIT