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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. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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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
index.html/src/index.tsx- React UI host with tool selection, parameter input, and iframe managementsandbox.html/src/sandbox.ts- Outer iframe proxy with security validation and bidirectional message relaysrc/implementation.ts- Core logic: server connection, tool calling, and AppBridge setup
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
srcdocand 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.