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fb64e7da3cAdd example for MCP servers embedded inside a CLI tool and update example validator count. ## Motivation and Context Document how to model CLI-embedded MCP servers using existing packages/arguments, per discussion [#274](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/discussions/274). No schema changes. ## How Has This Been Tested? - Ran validators: schemas valid; 11/11 examples pass. - Scripts: ./tools/validate-schemas.sh, ./tools/validate-examples.sh ## Breaking Changes None. ## Types of changes - [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue) - [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality) - [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change) - [x] Documentation update ## Checklist - [x] I have read the [MCP Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) - [x] My code follows the repository's style guidelines - [x] New and existing tests pass locally - [ ] I have added appropriate error handling - [x] I have added or updated documentation as needed ## Additional context Startup reference: [Agentic integrations - Snyk MCP Server](https://docs.snyk.io/integrations/developer-guardrails-for-agentic-workflows) --------- Co-authored-by: Adam Jones <adamj@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: adam jones <adamj+git@anthropic.com> |
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server.json file
There are a variety of use cases where a static representation of an MCP server is necessary:
- Discoverability on a centralized registry (i.e. our official Registry work)
- Discoverability on a decentralized
.well-knownendpoint - As a response to an initialization call, so the client knows information about the MCP server to which it is connecting
- As an input into crafting a DXT file
- Packaged in with the source code of an MCP server, so as to have a structured way to identify a server given just its source code
All of these scenarios (and more) would benefit from an agreed-upon, standardized format that makes it easy to port around and maintain a consistent experience for consumers and developers working with the data. At the end of the day, it's all the same data (or a subset of it). MCP server maintainers should have to manage one copy of this file, and all these use cases can serve that file (or a programmatic derivative/subset of it).
Please note: this is different from the file commonly referred to as mcp.json, which is an MCP client's configuration file for running a specific set of MCP servers. See this issue.
References:
- server.schema.json - The official JSON schema specification for this representation
- examples.md - Example manifestations of the JSON schema
- registry-schema.json - A more constrained version of
server.schema.jsonthat the official registry supports
Validation Tools
Two validation tools are provided in the repository's tools/ directory:
- validate-schemas - Validates that
server.schema.jsonandregistry-schema.jsonare valid JSON Schema documents - validate-examples - Validates that all JSON examples in
examples.mdconform to both schemas
Usage
From the repository root:
Validate JSON Schemas
./tools/validate-schemas.sh
Validate Examples
./tools/validate-examples.sh