registry/docs/server-json/examples.md
Radoslav Dimitrov 8d7e471fd3
Allow for vendor extensions on servers (#298)
<!-- Provide a brief summary of your changes -->
This PR serves as a placeholder and brings together all of the changes
related to supporting vendor extensions passed through the API. The idea
is to have a single place to track and review the work as it comes
together (even if it’s still a bit of a work in progress).

**The changes in this PR cover:**
* Updates on the data model
* Updates on both databases (in-memory and postgresql), added a new
table to PSQL for tracking the extensions leaving the server table only
for the clean server.json properties
* Updates the seed.json file (thus the big line change)
* Adds a seed-migrate tool to help migrating an existing seed file to
the new format
* Updates the seed import mechanism to support this
* Updates the existing tests - unit, integration and validation tests
* Adds the publish handler to the OpenAPI spec (it was missing)
* Fixes linting errors
* Updates on the API side on (publish, list, get) to support the new
format of `ServerResponse` -
```
{
  "server": {},
  "x-io.modelcontextprotocol.registry": {}, /*not available for publish since this gets populated by the registry*/
  "x-publisher": {}
}
```

## Motivation and Context
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Motivated by the discussions in:
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/discussions/284

## How Has This Been Tested?
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tested? -->
Locally and by running all of the tests

## Breaking Changes
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Yes, it changes both the API and the format of the seed file
 
## Types of changes
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the boxes that apply: -->
- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [ ] Documentation update

---

Signed-off-by: Radoslav Dimitrov <radoslav@stacklok.com>
Co-authored-by: adam jones <domdomegg+git@gmail.com>
2025-08-23 09:59:03 +01:00

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Server JSON Examples

These examples show the PublishRequest format used by the /v0/publish API endpoint. Each example includes the server specification and optional x-publisher extensions for build metadata.

Basic Server with NPM Package

{
  "server": {
    "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol/brave-search",
    "description": "MCP server for Brave Search API integration",
    "status": "active",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers",
      "source": "github"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "1.0.2"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "npm",
        "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search",
        "version": "1.0.2",
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "BRAVE_API_KEY",
            "description": "Brave Search API Key",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_secret": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "npm-publisher",
    "version": "1.0.1",
    "build_info": {
      "timestamp": "2023-12-01T10:30:00Z"
    }
  }
}

Constant (fixed) arguments needed to start the MCP server

Suppose your MCP server application requires a mcp start CLI arguments to start in MCP server mode. Express these as positional arguments like this:

{
  "server": {
    "name": "Knapcode.SampleMcpServer",
    "description": "Sample NuGet MCP server for a random number and random weather",
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "0.4.0-beta"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "nuget",
        "name": "Knapcode.SampleMcpServer",
        "version": "0.4.0-beta",
        "package_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "positional",
            "value": "mcp"
          },
          {
            "type": "positional",
            "value": "start"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "nuget-publisher",
    "version": "2.1.0",
    "build_info": {
      "timestamp": "2023-11-15T14:22:00Z",
      "pipeline_id": "nuget-build-456"
    }
  }
}

This will essentially instruct the MCP client to execute dnx Knapcode.SampleMcpServer@0.4.0-beta -- mcp start instead of the default dnx Knapcode.SampleMcpServer@0.4.0-beta (when no package_arguments are provided).

Filesystem Server with Multiple Packages

{
  "server": {
    "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol/filesystem",
    "description": "Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operations.",
    "status": "active",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "b94b5f7e-c7c6-d760-2c78-a5e9b8a5b8c9"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "1.0.2"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "npm",
        "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "version": "1.0.2",
        "package_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "positional",
            "value_hint": "target_dir",
            "description": "Path to access",
            "default": "/Users/username/Desktop",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_repeated": true
          }
        ],
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "LOG_LEVEL",
            "description": "Logging level (debug, info, warn, error)",
            "default": "info"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "registry_name": "docker",
        "name": "mcp/filesystem",
        "version": "1.0.2",
        "runtime_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "named",
            "description": "Mount a volume into the container",
            "name": "--mount",
            "value": "type=bind,src={source_path},dst={target_path}",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_repeated": true,
            "variables": {
              "source_path": {
                "description": "Source path on host",
                "format": "filepath",
                "is_required": true
              },
              "target_path": {
                "description": "Path to mount in the container. It should be rooted in `/project` directory.",
                "is_required": true,
                "default": "/project"
              }
            }
          }
        ],
        "package_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "positional",
            "value_hint": "target_dir",
            "value": "/project"
          }
        ],
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "LOG_LEVEL",
            "description": "Logging level (debug, info, warn, error)",
            "default": "info"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "ci-publisher",
    "version": "3.2.1",
    "build_info": {
      "commit": "a1b2c3d4e5f6789",
      "timestamp": "2023-12-01T10:30:00Z",
      "pipeline_id": "filesystem-build-789",
      "environment": "production"
    }
  }
}

Remote Server Example

{
  "server": {
    "name": "Remote Filesystem Server",
    "description": "Cloud-hosted MCP filesystem server",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/example/remote-fs",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "xyz789ab-cdef-0123-4567-890ghijklmno"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "2.0.0"
    },
    "remotes": [
      {
        "transport_type": "sse",
        "url": "https://mcp-fs.example.com/sse"
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "cloud-deployer",
    "version": "2.4.0",
    "build_info": {
      "commit": "f7e8d9c2b1a0",
      "timestamp": "2023-12-05T08:45:00Z",
      "deployment_id": "remote-fs-deploy-456",
      "region": "us-west-2"
    }
  }
}

Python Package Example

{
  "server": {
    "name": "weather-mcp-server",
    "description": "Python MCP server for weather data access",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/example/weather-mcp",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "def456gh-ijkl-7890-mnop-qrstuvwxyz12"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "0.5.0"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "pypi",
        "name": "weather-mcp-server",
        "version": "0.5.0",
        "runtime_hint": "uvx",
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "WEATHER_API_KEY",
            "description": "API key for weather service",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_secret": true
          },
          {
            "name": "WEATHER_UNITS",
            "description": "Temperature units (celsius, fahrenheit)",
            "default": "celsius"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "poetry-publisher",
    "version": "1.8.3",
    "build_info": {
      "python_version": "3.11.5",
      "timestamp": "2023-11-28T16:20:00Z",
      "build_id": "pypi-weather-123",
      "dependencies_hash": "sha256:a9b8c7d6e5f4"
    }
  }
}

NuGet (.NET) Package Example

The dnx tool ships with the .NET 10 SDK, starting with Preview 6.

{
  "server": {
    "name": "Knapcode.SampleMcpServer",
    "description": "Sample NuGet MCP server for a random number and random weather",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/joelverhagen/Knapcode.SampleMcpServer",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "example-nuget-id-0000-1111-222222222222"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "0.5.0"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "nuget",
        "name": "Knapcode.SampleMcpServer",
        "version": "0.5.0",
        "runtime_hint": "dnx",
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "WEATHER_CHOICES",
            "description": "Comma separated list of weather descriptions to randomly select.",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_secret": false
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "dotnet-publisher",
    "version": "8.0.100",
    "build_info": {
      "dotnet_version": "8.0.0",
      "timestamp": "2023-12-10T12:15:00Z",
      "configuration": "Release",
      "target_framework": "net8.0",
      "build_number": "20231210.1"
    }
  }
}

Complex Docker Server with Multiple Arguments

{
  "server": {
    "name": "mcp-database-manager",
    "description": "MCP server for database operations with support for multiple database types",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/example/mcp-database",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "ghi789jk-lmno-1234-pqrs-tuvwxyz56789"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "3.1.0"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "docker",
        "name": "mcp/database-manager",
        "version": "3.1.0",
        "runtime_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "named",
            "name": "--network",
            "value": "host",
            "description": "Use host network mode"
          },
          {
            "type": "named",
            "name": "-e",
            "value": "DB_TYPE={db_type}",
            "description": "Database type to connect to",
            "is_repeated": true,
            "variables": {
              "db_type": {
                "description": "Type of database",
                "choices": ["postgres", "mysql", "mongodb", "redis"],
                "is_required": true
              }
            }
          }
        ],
        "package_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "named",
            "name": "--host",
            "description": "Database host",
            "default": "localhost",
            "is_required": true
          },
          {
            "type": "named",
            "name": "--port",
            "description": "Database port",
            "format": "number"
          },
          {
            "type": "positional",
            "value_hint": "database_name",
            "description": "Name of the database to connect to",
            "is_required": true
          }
        ],
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "DB_USERNAME",
            "description": "Database username",
            "is_required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "DB_PASSWORD",
            "description": "Database password",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_secret": true
          },
          {
            "name": "SSL_MODE",
            "description": "SSL connection mode",
            "default": "prefer",
            "choices": ["disable", "prefer", "require"]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "docker-buildx",
    "version": "0.12.1",
    "build_info": {
      "docker_version": "24.0.7",
      "timestamp": "2023-12-08T14:30:00Z",
      "platform": "linux/amd64,linux/arm64",
      "registry": "docker.io",
      "image_digest": "sha256:1a2b3c4d5e6f7890"
    }
  }
}

Server with Remote and Package Options

{
  "server": {
    "name": "hybrid-mcp-server",
    "description": "MCP server available as both local package and remote service",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/example/hybrid-mcp",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "klm012no-pqrs-3456-tuvw-xyz789abcdef"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "1.5.0"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "npm",
        "name": "@example/hybrid-mcp-server",
        "version": "1.5.0",
        "runtime_hint": "npx",
        "package_arguments": [
          {
            "type": "named",
            "name": "--mode",
            "description": "Operation mode",
            "default": "local",
            "choices": ["local", "cached", "proxy"]
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "remotes": [
      {
        "transport_type": "sse",
        "url": "https://hybrid-mcp.example.com/sse",
        "headers": [
          {
            "name": "X-API-Key",
            "description": "API key for authentication",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_secret": true
          },
          {
            "name": "X-Region",
            "description": "Service region",
            "default": "us-east-1",
            "choices": ["us-east-1", "eu-west-1", "ap-southeast-1"]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "transport_type": "streamable",
        "url": "https://hybrid-mcp.example.com/stream"
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "hybrid-deployer",
    "version": "1.7.2",
    "build_info": {
      "timestamp": "2023-12-03T11:00:00Z",
      "deployment_strategy": "blue-green",
      "npm_version": "10.2.4",
      "node_version": "20.10.0",
      "service_endpoints": {
        "sse": "deployed",
        "streamable": "deployed"
      }
    }
  }
}

Deprecated Server Example

{
  "server": {
    "name": "io.legacy/old-weather-server",
    "description": "Legacy weather server - DEPRECATED: Use weather-v2 instead for new projects",
    "status": "deprecated",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/example/old-weather",
      "source": "github",
      "id": "legacy-abc123-def456-789012-345678-901234567890"
    },
    "version_detail": {
      "version": "0.9.5"
    },
    "packages": [
      {
        "registry_name": "npm",
        "name": "@legacy/old-weather-server",
        "version": "0.9.5",
        "environment_variables": [
          {
            "name": "WEATHER_API_KEY",
            "description": "Weather API key",
            "is_required": true,
            "is_secret": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-publisher": {
    "tool": "legacy-publisher",
    "version": "0.8.1",
    "build_info": {
      "timestamp": "2023-06-15T09:30:00Z",
      "deprecation_notice": "This publisher is deprecated. Use npm-publisher v2.0+ for new projects.",
      "maintenance_mode": true,
      "final_version": true
    }
  }
}