Basic Tool

Verified Integration

Author: @spawning•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Basic Tool to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-tool": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-basic-tool"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides a basic server implementation for use with the MCP CLI.

Indexed Date

7/22/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Basic Tool

Dependencies include Maven (for building), JBang (for CLI execution), and the MCP CLI itself. An OpenAI API key is required if you plan to use OpenAI models.

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