my-first-mcp-server

🚀 My First MCP Server

This project demonstrates how to set up and run your first MCP server using MCP and uv.

🛠 Prerequisites

• Python 3.12+
• macOS with Apple Silicon (ARM64)
• pip and uv installed

⚙️ Installation Steps

1. Install MCP and CLI Dependencies

pip install MCP

 If you get an error using mcp[cli] in zsh, use the workaround below.

# Workaround for CLI support
pip install --upgrade typer
pip install shellingham

2. Install uv

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pip install uv

3. Initialize a New MCP Project

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uv init my-first-mcp-server
cd my-first-mcp-server
This creates the following structure:

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my-first-mcp-server/
├── main.py
├── pyproject.toml
└── README.md

4. Install and Register the Server

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uv run mcp install main.py
If successful, you'll see a message like:

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INFO     Successfully installed LeaveManager in Claude app