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docs: add local development MCP client configuration to READMEs (#361 )

* docs: add local development MCP client configuration to READMEs

Add instructions for configuring MCP clients to use locally-cloned
and modified servers. This allows developers to test local changes
with MCP clients like Claude Desktop or VS Code.

- Top-level README: Added 'Local Development' section after npx config
- All TypeScript examples: Added 'Local Development' subsection with
  bash one-liner that builds and runs the server
- Python examples (qr-server, say-server): Added local path config

* docs: include all servers in local development config

* docs: use bash wrapper for Python server configs to enable tilde expansion

2026-01-26 15:22:00 +00:00

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Video Resource Server

Demonstrates serving binary content (video) via MCP resources using the base64 blob pattern.

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration (stdio transport):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video-resource": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--silent",
        "--registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-video-resource",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Local Development

To test local modifications, use this configuration (replace ~/code/ext-apps with your clone path):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video-resource": {
      "command": "bash",
      "args": ["-c", "cd ~/code/ext-apps/examples/video-resource-server && npm run build >&2 && node dist/index.js --stdio"]
    }
  }
}

Quick Start

npm install
npm run dev

Tools

play_video - Plays a video loaded via MCP resource
- videoId: Choose from various sizes (bunny-1mb, bunny-5mb, bunny-10mb, etc.)

How It Works

The play_video tool returns a videoUri pointing to an MCP resource
The view fetches the resource via resources/read
The server fetches the video from CDN and returns it as a base64 blob
The view decodes the blob and plays it in a <video> element

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