Untappd MCP server

This server provides an Untappd MCP implementation using Azure Functions and Server Sent Events. It allows Claude Desktop to access Untappd beer data and functionality through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• .NET 9.0
• Docker Desktop

Setting Up the Server

1. Configure your local settings by creating a local.settings.json file:

{
    "IsEncrypted": false,
    "Values": {
        "AzureWebJobsStorage": "<CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME": "dotnet-isolated",
        "Untappd:ClientId": "",
        "Untappd:ClientSecret": ""
    }
}

2. Replace <CONNECTION_STRING> with your Azure Storage connection string
3. Add your Untappd API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) to the respective fields

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Since Claude Desktop doesn't currently support Server Sent Events (SSE) configuration directly, you'll need to set up an intermediary component.

Configuring Claude Desktop

Edit your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "untappddotnet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:7071/runtime/webhooks/mcp/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Usage

Starting the Server

1. Run the Azure Functions host:

func start

2. The server will be available at http://localhost:7071/runtime/webhooks/mcp/sse

Making MCP Requests

Once configured, Claude Desktop will automatically connect to the Untappd MCP server. You can then use Claude to query Untappd information by asking questions related to beer, breweries, or check-ins.

For example, try queries like:

• "What beers are trending right now?"
• "Find information about a specific brewery"
• "Look up details about [beer name]"

The MCP server handles the API communication with Untappd and returns formatted data to Claude.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "untappddotnet" '{"command":"npx","args":["mcp-remote","http://localhost:7071/runtime/webhooks/mcp/sse"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For 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 > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "untappddotnet": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "http://localhost:7071/runtime/webhooks/mcp/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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 explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "untappddotnet": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "http://localhost:7071/runtime/webhooks/mcp/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect