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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
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src Improve consistency and organization of examples for AI learning 2026-01-13 20:48:02 -06:00
.gitignore Improve consistency and organization of examples for AI learning 2026-01-13 20:48:02 -06:00
grid-cell.png feat: add example gallery with auto-generated screenshots (#253) 2026-01-13 15:12:18 +00:00
main.ts Refactor server startup functions 2026-01-24 09:27:54 -06:00
mcp-app.html feat(examples): Add video-resource-server example 2026-01-06 16:43:46 +00:00
package.json chore: bump version to 0.4.2 (#334) 2026-01-26 14:30:00 +00:00
README.md docs: add local development MCP client configuration to READMEs (#361) 2026-01-26 15:22:00 +00:00
screenshot.png feat: add example gallery with auto-generated screenshots (#253) 2026-01-13 15:12:18 +00:00
server.ts fix(examples): resolve DIST_DIR path for npm package execution (#277) 2026-01-15 12:23:13 +00:00
tsconfig.json Support safeAreaInsets + type-checking in video-resource-server 2026-01-07 17:14:20 -06:00
tsconfig.server.json feat: compile example servers to JavaScript for npm consumption (#259) 2026-01-14 23:46:17 +00:00
vite.config.ts feat(examples): Add video-resource-server example 2026-01-06 16:43:46 +00:00

Video Resource Server

Screenshot

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

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