James's MCP Server

MCP server with quote and live cryptocurrency price tools, local and cloud-deployed transports.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

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Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "james-s-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "james-s-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

mcp-first-server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with the official MCP SDK, available both as a local stdio server (for Claude Desktop) and as a cloud-deployed HTTP server reachable over the network.

Live demo: https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com (note: free-tier hosting, first request after inactivity may take up to ~50s to wake the instance)

Tools

get_quote — returns a random motivational quote.
get_crypto_price — fetches the live USD price of any cryptocurrency (via CoinGecko).

Two ways to run this server

server.js — stdio transport, for local use with Claude Desktop or any MCP client that spawns a local process.
server-http.js — StreamableHTTP transport wrapped in Express, for cloud/network deployment (this is what's running at the live demo URL above). Listens on process.env.PORT.

Local setup

Terminal

npm install
npm start          # runs server.js (stdio)
node server-http.js  # or run the HTTP version locally

Try the live HTTP endpoint

Terminal

curl -X POST https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Tech

Node.js, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, Express, Zod for schema validation. Deployed on Render.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Author

Built by James Ganobi.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Frequently Asked Questions about James's MCP Server

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "james-s-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "James's MCP Server"] } }

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Documentation Overview

mcp-first-server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with the official MCP SDK, available both as a local stdio server (for Claude Desktop) and as a cloud-deployed HTTP server reachable over the network.

Live demo: https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com (note: free-tier hosting, first request after inactivity may take up to ~50s to wake the instance)

Tools

get_quote — returns a random motivational quote.
get_crypto_price — fetches the live USD price of any cryptocurrency (via CoinGecko).

Two ways to run this server

server.js — stdio transport, for local use with Claude Desktop or any MCP client that spawns a local process.
server-http.js — StreamableHTTP transport wrapped in Express, for cloud/network deployment (this is what's running at the live demo URL above). Listens on process.env.PORT.

Local setup

Terminal

npm install
npm start          # runs server.js (stdio)
node server-http.js  # or run the HTTP version locally

Try the live HTTP endpoint

Terminal

curl -X POST https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Tech

Node.js, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, Express, Zod for schema validation. Deployed on Render.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Author

Built by James Ganobi.

Frequently Asked Questions about James's MCP Server

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "james-s-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "James's MCP Server"] } }