Mcp StarterSAFE
A super simple Starter to build your own MCP Server
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
Created by
Want to build your own MCP server?
MCP Server Starter gives you a basic structure to run local tools with Cursor, Claude, and others using the MCP standard.
Features
- 📡 Flexible Communication
- Supports multiple communication protocols between client and server,
stdio: Local usageStreamable HTTP: Remote and local useagesse: Remote and local usage (deprecated)~~
- 📦 Minimal Setup - Get started quickly with a basic server implementation.
- 🤖 Cursor AI Integration - Includes example
.cursor/mcp.jsonconfiguration. - ⌨️ TypeScript - Add type safety to your project.
Todo
- [ ] Add option to publish your own packages
- [ ] Better CLI support for scaffolding
- [ ] Prompts to build tools on the fly
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Usage
Supported Transport Options
Model Context Protocol Supports multiple Transport methods.
stdio
Recommend for local setups
Code Editor Support
Add the c
f314f3934476OBSERVED · 2026-10-08Connect
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.
claude mcp add mcp-starter -- npx -y @instructa/[email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-starter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@instructa/[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (1)
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
doSomething | read | What is the capital of Austria? |
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.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (1)
@chatmcp/sdk, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, citty, h3, ofetch, zod, @antfu/eslint-config, @types/node
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
f314f3934476full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/instructa__mcp-starter-2.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | f314f3934476 | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Mcp Starter MCP server?
A super simple Starter to build your own MCP Server
What tools does Mcp Starter expose?
1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Mcp Starter 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 Mcp Starter need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Mcp Starter run?
It speaks sse and stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as @instructa/mcp-starter at 0.0.3.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (f314f3934476), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.