Building Your First MCP Server in TypeScript

Overview

This tutorial walks you through Building Your First MCP Server in TypeScript. You will build a complete, production-ready implementation from scratch.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you should be familiar with:

• MCP fundamentals
• TypeScript fundamentals
• AI Infrastructure fundamentals

Implementation

Step 1: Setup

Start by initializing your project and installing the required dependencies.

1npm init -y
2npm install mcp-typescript

Step 2: Core Logic

Implement the core functionality. The key is to keep each component focused and testable.

1// core.ts
2export async function main() {
3  // Your implementation here
4  console.log("Building Your First MCP Server in TypeScript — complete!")
5}

Step 3: Testing

Validate your implementation with a basic test suite.

Summary

You have now completed the Building Your First MCP Server in TypeScript tutorial. The full source code is available in the companion repository.