Coding Standards MCP server

This MCP server provides access to coding style guidelines and best practices for Java, Python, and React technologies. It helps developers follow consistent coding standards across projects.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• MCP package
• UV package manager (recommended)

You can install the required MCP package using pip:

pip install mcp

Installing the Server

Install the server in Claude with the following command:

mcp install server.py

Usage

Running the Server

Start the server in development mode:

mcp dev server.py

This will launch the MCP inspector on port 3000.

Configuration

To configure your MCP client to use this server, add the following to your MCP client configuration file (typically located at ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nortal_coding_standards": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "/absolute/path/to/coding-standards-mcp/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Important: Replace /absolute/path/to/coding-standards-mcp/server.py with the actual path to your server.py file.

Available Tools

Style Guides

The server provides coding style guidelines for:

• Java: Clean code practices, naming conventions, code organization
• Python: PEP 8 based guidelines, Pythonic code practices
• React: Component structure, hooks usage, TypeScript integration

Best Practices

Access language-specific application best practices:

• Java: Project structure, architecture, testing, security
• Python: Project layout, dependency management, testing practices
• React: Component patterns, state management, performance optimization

API Reference

Java Tools

# Get Java coding style guidelines
nortal_coding_standards_java_style_guide()

# Get Java application best practices
nortal_coding_standards_java_best_practices()

Python Tools

# Get Python coding style guidelines
nortal_coding_standards_python_style_guide()

# Get Python application best practices
nortal_coding_standards_python_best_practices()

React Tools

# Get React application best practices
nortal_coding_standards_react_best_practices()

Each function returns markdown-formatted content with the relevant guidelines or best practices.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.