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Quick MCP ExampleSAFE

mcp/alucek/quick-mcp-example

Short and sweet example MCP server / client implementation for Tools, Resources and Prompts.

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Exposed tools
2 2r · 0w · 0d
Transport
stdio
License
—
Stars
63
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. In other words it provides a unified framework for LLM based applications to connect to connect to data sources, get context, use tools, and execute standard prompts.

The MCP ecosystem outlines three specific components:

  • MCP Servers handle: tool availability (exposing what functions are available), tool execution (running those functions when requested), static content as resources (providing data that can be referenced), preset prompts (standardized templates for common tasks)
  • Clients manage: Connections to servers, LLM integration, message passing between components
  • Hosts provide: Frontend interfaces, surfacing of MCP functionality to users, integration points for the overall ecosystem

This architecture creates a modular system where different components can be developed independently while maintaining interoperability. This let's users make MCP servers for different LLM related functionalities then plug and play across a variety of supported applications. Commonly used to integrate services APIs and tools, or connect to local datasources on your own machine.

MCP Server Components

MCP servers form the foundation of the protocol by exposing standardized capabilities through well-defined interfaces. Hosts and clients can then connect to these servers using the protocol standard, but how these capabilities are presented to users remains flexible and open to developers. That means that the actual implementation and user experience is entirely up to the developer - whether through command line interfaces, graphical applications, or embedded within larger systems.

In this guide, we'll focus on building an example MCP server with core capabilities, along with a simple client implementation to

Read from source at commit 0bf2d87a6968OBSERVED · 2026-10-07
02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.

claude-code
claude mcp add simple-mcp-examples --env OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY} -- uvx simple-mcp-examples
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simple-mcp-examples": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "simple-mcp-examples"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "${OPENAI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
03

Exposed tools (2)

2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
get_collection_inforeadGet information about the ChromaDB collection
query_documentreadSearch for information in the document based on semantic similarity
04

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codePASS
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
none-observed
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (1)

LOWInventory / provenance · inv.no_license · CWE-1104
Why it matters. no LICENSE file and no repo licence
Fix. add a licence

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass, no_license.

Audited 2026-10-07 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 0bf2d87a6968full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/alucek__quick-mcp-example.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
05

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-070bf2d87a6968SAFEB89first audit
06

Questions

What is the Quick MCP Example MCP server?

Short and sweet example MCP server / client implementation for Tools, Resources and Prompts.

What tools does Quick MCP Example expose?

2 in total: 2 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Quick MCP Example safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.

What credentials does Quick MCP Example need?

It reads OPENAI_API_KEY from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.

How does Quick MCP Example run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as simple-mcp-examples.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (0bf2d87a6968), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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