This TypeScript MCP server provides a standardized interface for task management, supporting both STDIO (for CLI/AI applications) and HTTP+SSE (for web clients) communication modes. It connects to an external Task API service and offers comprehensive task management capabilities.
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-template-ts.git
cd mcp-template-ts
Install dependencies:
npm install
or using pnpm:
pnpm install
Create an .env
file with your Task API credentials:
TASK_MANAGER_API_BASE_URL=https://your-task-api-url.com/api
TASK_MANAGER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
TASK_MANAGER_HTTP_PORT=3000
Build the project:
npm run build
npm start
or
node dist/index.js
npm run start:http
or
node dist/http-server.js
By default, the HTTP server runs on port 3000. You can change this by setting the TASK_MANAGER_HTTP_PORT
environment variable.
Connect to the STDIO server from your application:
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
import * as path from 'path';
// Create transport
const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
command: 'node',
args: [path.resolve('path/to/dist/index.js')]
});
// Initialize client
const client = new Client(
{
name: "your-client-name",
version: "1.0.0"
},
{
capabilities: {
prompts: {},
resources: {},
tools: {}
}
}
);
// Connect to server
await client.connect(transport);
// Example: List all tasks
const listTasksResult = await client.callTool({
name: "listTasks",
arguments: {}
});
// Clean up when done
await client.close();
Connect to the HTTP server from a browser:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Task Manager</title>
<script type="module">
import { Client } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/esm/client/index.js';
import { SSEClientTransport } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/esm/client/sse.js';
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
// Create transport
const transport = new SSEClientTransport('http://localhost:3000/mcp');
// Initialize client
const client = new Client(
{
name: "browser-client",
version: "1.0.0"
},
{
capabilities: {
prompts: {},
resources: {},
tools: {}
}
}
);
// Connect to server
await client.connect(transport);
// Now you can use client.callTool() for tasks
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Task Manager</h1>
<!-- Your interface elements here -->
</body>
</html>
Lists all available tasks with optional filtering.
const result = await client.callTool({
name: "listTasks",
arguments: {
// Optional filters
status: "pending", // Filter by status
category: "Work", // Filter by category
priority: "high" // Filter by priority
}
});
Creates a new task.
const result = await client.callTool({
name: "createTask",
arguments: {
task: "Complete the project report", // Required: task description
category: "Work", // Optional: task category
priority: "high" // Optional: low, medium, high
}
});
Updates an existing task.
const result = await client.callTool({
name: "updateTask",
arguments: {
taskId: 123, // Required: ID of task to update
task: "Updated task description", // Optional: new description
status: "done", // Optional: pending, started, done
category: "Personal", // Optional: new category
priority: "medium" // Optional: low, medium, high
}
});
Deletes a task.
const result = await client.callTool({
name: "deleteTask",
arguments: {
taskId: 123 // Required: ID of task to delete
}
});
Variable | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
TASK_MANAGER_API_BASE_URL | URL for the external Task API | None (Required) |
TASK_MANAGER_API_KEY | API key for authentication | None (Required) |
TASK_MANAGER_HTTP_PORT | Port for the HTTP server | 3000 |
PORT | Alternative port name (takes precedence) | None |
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.
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"
]
}
}
}
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.
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.