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James's MCP Server

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

Source code Documentation

What can you do with James's MCP Server?

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

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http james-s-mcp-server 'https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "james-s-mcp-server": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. mcp-first-server
  2. Tools
  3. Two ways to run this server
  4. Local setup
  5. Try the live HTTP endpoint
  6. Tech
  7. License
  8. Author

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

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

Try the live HTTP endpoint

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

What is James's MCP Server?

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

How do I install James's MCP Server?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http james-s-mcp-server 'https://mcp-first-server.onrender.com/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does James's MCP Server need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is James's MCP Server open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains James's MCP Server?

It is published by JGPAS. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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