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Introduce new example implementations to replace simple-host and
simple-server:

- basic-host: Reference host implementation with double-iframe sandbox
  pattern for secure UI isolation (outer iframe validates and relays
  messages, inner iframe renders untrusted tool UI via srcdoc)

- basic-server-react: MCP server example demonstrating tool registration
  with linked UI resources and React UI using the useApp() hook

Build infrastructure updates:
- Add build:all script and simplify CI/pre-commit to use it
- Add examples:dev for watch-mode development workflow

Also change PostMessageTransport logging from info to debug level.

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Example: Basic Host

A reference implementation showing how to build an MCP Host application that connects to MCP servers and renders tool UIs in a secure sandbox.

This basic host can also be used to test MCP Apps during local development.

Key Files

Getting Started

npm install
npm run dev
# Open http://localhost:8080

Architecture

This example uses a double-iframe sandbox pattern for secure UI isolation:

Host (port 8080)
  └── Outer iframe (port 8081) - sandbox proxy
        └── Inner iframe (srcdoc) - untrusted tool UI

Why two iframes?

  • The outer iframe runs on a separate origin (port 8081) preventing direct access to the host
  • The inner iframe receives HTML via srcdoc and is restricted by sandbox attributes
  • Messages flow through the outer iframe which validates and relays them bidirectionally

This architecture ensures that even if tool UI code is malicious, it cannot access the host application's DOM, cookies, or JavaScript context.