Template MCP Server
local MCP serverTemplate MCP Server is a local MCP server: Template MCP server example. Install it from nuget as Microsoft.Template.Mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add template-server-name -- npx -y @azure/mcp-template
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"template-server-name": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@azure/mcp-template"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: .NET SDK (runs with dnx) or Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Template MCP server example.
Template MCP Server vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template MCP Server | 3,719 | Local | No | nuget |
| DBHub | 3,574 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp-ssh-manager | 493 | Local | Yes | npm |
| google-analytics-mcp | 242 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Dynatrace-mcp | 138 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
.NET SDK (runs with dnx) or Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Template MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the nuget package Microsoft.Template.Mcp.
Run: claude mcp add template-server-name -- npx -y @azure/mcp-template
Run: codex mcp add template-server-name -- npx -y @azure/mcp-template
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