
java-mcp-server-generator
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Generate production-ready MCP servers in Java with the official SDK, Maven or Gradle, and reactive streams. Scaffolds complete project structure with tools, resources, and prompts organized into separate handler classes Includes Maven and Gradle templates with MCP SDK, SLF4J logging, Project Reactor, and JUnit 5 dependencies Provides ready-to-use handler templates for tools, resources, and prompts with error handling and async Mono-based responses Generates test suite examples and Claude...
Generate production-ready MCP servers in Java with the official SDK, Maven or Gradle, and reactive streams. Scaffolds complete project structure with tools, resources, and prompts organized into separate handler classes Includes Maven and Gradle templates with MCP SDK, SLF4J logging, Project Reactor, and JUnit 5 dependencies Provides ready-to-use handler templates for tools, resources, and prompts with error handling and async Mono-based responses Generates test suite examples and Claude...
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Generate production-ready MCP servers in Java with the official SDK, Maven or Gradle, and reactive streams. Scaffolds complete project structure with tools, resources, and prompts organized into separate handler classes Includes Maven and Gradle templates with MCP SDK, SLF4J logging, Project Reactor, and JUnit 5 dependencies Provides ready-to-use handler templates for tools, resources, and prompts with error handling and async Mono-based responses Generates test suite examples and Claude...
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Java MCP Server Generator
Generate a complete, production-ready MCP server in Java using the official Java SDK with Maven or Gradle.
Project Generation
When asked to create a Java MCP server, generate a complete project with this structure:
my-mcp-server/
├── pom.xml (or build.gradle.kts)
├── src/
│ ├── main/
│ │ ├── java/
│ │ │ └── com/example/mcp/
│ │ │ ├── McpServerApplication.java
│ │ │ ├── config/
│ │ │ │ └── ServerConfiguration.java
│ │ │ ├── tools/
│ │ │ │ ├── ToolDefinitions.java
│ │ │ │ └── ToolHandlers.java
│ │ │ ├── resources/
│ │ │ │ ├── ResourceDefinitions.java
│ │ │ │ └── ResourceHandlers.java
│ │ │ └── prompts/
│ │ │ ├── PromptDefinitions.java
│ │ │ └── PromptHandlers.java
│ │ └── resources/
│ │ └── application.properties (if using Spring)
│ └── test/
│ └── java/
│ └── com/example/mcp/
│ └── McpServerTest.java
└── README.md
Maven pom.xml Template
4.0.0
com.example
my-mcp-server
1.0.0
jar
My MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server implementation
17
17
17
UTF-8
0.14.1
2.0.9
1.4.11
5.10.0
io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk
mcp
${mcp.version}
org.slf4j
slf4j-api
${slf4j.version}
ch.qos.logback
logback-classic
${logback.version}
org.junit.jupiter
junit-jupiter
${junit.version}
test
io.projectreactor
reactor-test
test
org.apache.maven.plugins
maven-compiler-plugin
3.11.0
org.apache.maven.plugins
maven-surefire-plugin
3.1.2
org.apache.maven.plugins
maven-shade-plugin
3.5.0
package
shade
com.example.mcp.McpServerApplication
Gradle build.gradle.kts Template
plugins {
id("java")
id("application")
}
group = "com.example"
version = "1.0.0"
java {
sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
}
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
// MCP Java SDK
implementation("io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp:0.14.1")
// Logging
implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.9")
implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.11")
// Testing
testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.0")
testImplementation("io.projectreactor:reactor-test:3.5.0")
}
application {
mainClass.set("com.example.mcp.McpServerApplication")
}
tasks.test {
useJUnitPlatform()
}
McpServerApplication.java Template
package com.example.mcp;
import com.example.mcp.tools.ToolHandlers;
import com.example.mcp.resources.ResourceHandlers;
import com.example.mcp.prompts.PromptHandlers;
import io.mcp.server.McpServer;
import io.mcp.server.McpServerBuilder;
import io.mcp.server.transport.StdioServerTransport;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import reactor.core.Disposable;
public class McpServerApplication {
private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(McpServerApplication.class);
public static void main(String[] args) {
log.info("Starting MCP Server...");
try {
McpServer server = createServer();
StdioServerTransport transport = new StdioServerTransport();
// Start server
Disposable serverDisposable = server.start(transport).subscribe();
// Graceful shutdown
Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(() -> {
log.info("Shutting down MCP server");
serverDisposable.dispose();
server.stop().block();
}));
log.info("MCP Server started successfully");
// Keep running
Thread.currentThread().join();
} catch (Exception e) {
log.error("Failed to start MCP server", e);
System.exit(1);
}
}
private static McpServer createServer() {
McpServer server = McpServerBuilder.builder()
.serverInfo("my-mcp-server", "1.0.0")
.capabilities(capabilities -> capabilities
.tools(true)
.resources(true)
.prompts(true))
.build();
// Register handlers
ToolHandlers.register(server);
ResourceHandlers.register(server);
PromptHandlers.register(server);
return server;
}
}
ToolDefinitions.java Template
package com.example.mcp.tools;
import io.mcp.json.JsonSchema;
import io.mcp.server.tool.Tool;
import java.util.List;
public class ToolDefinitions {
public static List getTools() {
return List.of(
createGreetTool(),
createCalculateTool()
);
}
private static Tool createGreetTool() {
return Tool.builder()
.name("greet")
.description("Generate a greeting message")
.inputSchema(JsonSchema.object()
.property("name", JsonSchema.string()
.description("Name to greet")
.required(true)))
.build();
}
private static Tool createCalculateTool() {
return Tool.builder()
.name("calculate")
.description("Perform mathematical calculations")
.inputSchema(JsonSchema.object()
.property("operation", JsonSchema.string()
.description("Operation to perform")
.enumValues(List.of("add", "subtract", "multiply", "divide"))
.required(true))
.property("a", JsonSchema.number()
.description("First operand")
.required(true))
.property("b", JsonSchema.number()
.description("Second operand")
.required(true)))
.build();
}
}
ToolHandlers.java Template
package com.example.mcp.tools;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import io.mcp.server.McpServer;
import io.mcp.server.tool.ToolResponse;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
public class ToolHandlers {
private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ToolHandlers.class);
public static void register(McpServer server) {
// Register tool list handler
server.addToolListHandler(() -> {
log.debug("Listing available tools");
return Mono.just(ToolDefinitions.getTools());
});
// Register greet handler
server.addToolHandler("greet", ToolHandlers::handleGreet);
// Register calculate handler
server.addToolHandler("calculate", ToolHandlers::handleCalculate);
}
private static Mono handleGreet(JsonNode arguments) {
log.info("Greet tool called");
if (!arguments.has("name")) {
return Mono.just(ToolResponse.error()
.message("Missing 'name' parameter")
.build());
}
String name = arguments.get("name").asText();
String greeting = "Hello, " + name + "! Welcome to MCP.";
log.debug("Generated greeting for: {}", name);
return Mono.just(ToolResponse.success()
.addTextContent(greeting)
.build());
}
private static Mono handleCalculate(JsonNode arguments) {
log.info("Calculate tool called");
if (!arguments.has("operation") || !arguments.has("a") || !arguments.has("b")) {
return Mono.just(ToolResponse.error()
.message("Missing required parameters")
.build());
}
String operation = arguments.get("operation").asText();
double a = arguments.get("a").asDouble();
double b = arguments.get("b").asDouble();
double result;
switch (operation) {
case "add":
result = a + b;
break;
case "subtract":
result = a - b;
break;
case "multiply":
result = a * b;
break;
case "divide":
if (b == 0) {
return Mono.just(ToolResponse.error()
.message("Division by zero")
.build());
}
result = a / b;
break;
default:
return Mono.just(ToolResponse.error()
.message("Unknown operation: " + operation)
.build());
}
log.debug("Calculation: {} {} {} = {}", a, operation, b, result);
return Mono.just(ToolResponse.success()
.addTextContent("Result: " + result)
.build());
}
}
ResourceDefinitions.java Template
package com.example.mcp.resources;
import io.mcp.server.resource.Resource;
import java.util.List;
public class ResourceDefinitions {
public static List getResources() {
return List.of(
Resource.builder()
.name("Example Data")
.uri("resource://data/example")
.description("Example resource data")
.mimeType("application/json")
.build(),
Resource.builder()
.name("Configuration")
.uri("resource://config")
.description("Server configuration")
.mimeType("application/json")
.build()
);
}
}
ResourceHandlers.java Template
package com.example.mcp.resources;
import io.mcp.server.McpServer;
import io.mcp.server.resource.ResourceContent;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
public class ResourceHandlers {
private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ResourceHandlers.class);
private static final Map subscriptions = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
public static void register(McpServer server) {
// Register resource list handler
server.addResourceListHandler(() -> {
log.debug("Listing available resources");
return Mono.just(ResourceDefinitions.getResources());
});
// Register resource read handler
server.addResourceReadHandler(ResourceHandlers::handleRead);
// Register resource subscribe handler
server.addResourceSubscribeHandler(ResourceHandlers::handleSubscribe);
// Register resource unsubscribe handler
server.addResourceUnsubscribeHandler(ResourceHandlers::handleUnsubscribe);
}
private static Mono handleRead(String uri) {
log.info("Reading resource: {}", uri);
switch (uri) {
case "resource://data/example":
String jsonData = String.format(
"{\"message\":\"Example resource data\",\"timestamp\":\"%s\"}",
Instant.now()
);
return Mono.just(ResourceContent.text(jsonData, uri, "application/json"));
case "resource://config":
String config = "{\"serverName\":\"my-mcp-server\",\"version\":\"1.0.0\"}";
return Mono.just(ResourceContent.text(config, uri, "application/json"));
default:
log.warn("Unknown resource requested: {}", uri);
return Mono.error(new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown resource URI: " + uri));
}
}
private static Mono handleSubscribe(String uri) {
log.info("Client subscribed to resource: {}", uri);
subscriptions.put(uri, true);
return Mono.empty();
}
private static Mono handleUnsubscribe(String uri) {
log.info("Client unsubscribed from resource: {}", uri);
subscriptions.remove(uri);
return Mono.empty();
}
}
PromptDefinitions.java Template
package com.example.mcp.prompts;
import io.mcp.server.prompt.Prompt;
import io.mcp.server.prompt.PromptArgument;
import java.util.List;
public class PromptDefinitions {
public static List getPrompts() {
return List.of(
Prompt.builder()
.name("code-review")
.description("Generate a code review prompt")
.argument(PromptArgument.builder()
.name("language")
.description("Programming language")
.required(true)
.build())
.argument(PromptArgument.builder()
.name("focus")
.description("Review focus area")
.required(false)
.build())
.build()
);
}
}
PromptHandlers.java Template
package com.example.mcp.prompts;
import io.mcp.server.McpServer;
import io.mcp.server.prompt.PromptMessage;
import io.mcp.server.prompt.PromptResult;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
public class PromptHandlers {
private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PromptHandlers.class);
public static void register(McpServer server) {
// Register prompt list handler
server.addPromptListHandler(() -> {
log.debug("Listing available prompts");
return Mono.just(PromptDefinitions.getPrompts());
});
// Register prompt get handler
server.addPromptGetHandler(PromptHandlers::handleCodeReview);
}
private static Mono handleCodeReview(String name, Map arguments) {
log.info("Getting prompt: {}", name);
if (!name.equals("code-review")) {
return Mono.error(new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown prompt: " + name));
}
String language = arguments.getOrDefault("language", "Java");
String focus = arguments.getOrDefault("focus", "general quality");
String description = "Code review for " + language + " with focus on " + focus;
List messages = List.of(
PromptMessage.user("Please review this " + language + " code with focus on " + focus + "."),
PromptMessage.assistant("I'll review the code focusing on " + focus + ". Please share the code."),
PromptMessage.user("Here's the code to review: [paste code here]")
);
log.debug("Generated code review prompt for {} ({})", language, focus);
return Mono.just(PromptResult.builder()
.description(description)
.messages(messages)
.build());
}
}
McpServerTest.java Template
package com.example.mcp;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
import io.mcp.server.McpServer;
import io.mcp.server.McpSyncServer;
import io.mcp.server.tool.ToolResponse;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
class McpServerTest {
private McpSyncServer syncServer;
private ObjectMapper objectMapper;
@BeforeEach
void setUp() {
McpServer server = createTestServer();
syncServer = server.toSyncServer();
objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
}
private McpServer createTestServer() {
// Same setup as main application
McpServer server = McpServerBuilder.builder()
.serverInfo("test-server", "1.0.0")
.capabilities(cap -> cap.tools(true))
.build();
// Register handlers
ToolHandlers.register(server);
return server;
}
@Test
void testGreetTool() {
ObjectNode args = objectMapper.createObjectNode();
args.put("name", "Java");
ToolResponse response = syncServer.callTool("greet", args);
assertFalse(response.isError());
assertEquals(1, response.getContent().size());
assertTrue(response.getContent().get(0).getText().contains("Java"));
}
@Test
void testCalculateTool() {
ObjectNode args = objectMapper.createObjectNode();
args.put("operation", "add");
args.put("a", 5);
args.put("b", 3);
ToolResponse response = syncServer.callTool("calculate", args);
assertFalse(response.isError());
assertTrue(response.getContent().get(0).getText().contains("8"));
}
@Test
void testDivideByZero() {
ObjectNode args = objectMapper.createObjectNode();
args.put("operation", "divide");
args.put("a", 10);
args.put("b", 0);
ToolResponse response = syncServer.callTool("calculate", args);
assertTrue(response.isError());
}
}
README.md Template
# My MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server built with Java and the official MCP Java SDK.
## Features
- ✅ Tools: greet, calculate
- ✅ Resources: example data, configuration
- ✅ Prompts: code-review
- ✅ Reactive Streams with Project Reactor
- ✅ Structured logging with SLF4J
- ✅ Full test coverage
## Build
### Maven
```bash
mvn clean package
Gradle
./gradlew build
Run
Maven
java -jar target/my-mcp-server-1.0.0.jar
Gradle
./gradlew run
Testing
Maven
mvn test
Gradle
./gradlew test
Integration with Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-mcp-server": {
"command": "java",
"args": ["-jar", "/path/to/my-mcp-server-1.0.0.jar"]
}
}
}
License
MIT
## Generation Instructions
1. **Ask for project name and package**
2. **Choose build tool** (Maven or Gradle)
3. **Generate all files** with proper package structure
4. **Use Reactive Streams** for async handlers
5. **Include comprehensive logging** with SLF4J
6. **Add tests** for all handlers
7. **Follow Java conventions** (camelCase, PascalCase)
8. **Include error handling** with proper responses
9. **Document public APIs** with Javadoc
10. **Provide both sync and async** examples
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Requirements
- Java 17 or later
- Maven 3.6+ or Gradle 7+
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