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MCP Server Prompts

Improve AI assistant interactions by adding guided prompts to your MCP Server.

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This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with Zuplo that demonstrates how to implement MCP tools and prompts using an OpenAPI-defined API.

About this example

This project implements a Bookmark Manager with MCP integration that showcases:

MCP Tools

  • list-bookmarks - List saved bookmarks with optional tag filtering
  • save-bookmark - Save a new bookmark with URL, title, and tags
  • delete-bookmark - Delete a bookmark by ID

MCP Prompts

  • research-roundup - An AI prompt that analyzes recent bookmarks to identify research patterns, themes, and suggest next steps

Key Components

  • OpenAPI-based Routes (config/routes.oas.json) - API routes with MCP annotations
  • Research Prompt (modules/research-roundup-prompt.ts) - Custom MCP prompt implementation

Prerequisites

  • A Zuplo account. You can sign up for free.

Getting Started

Locally

Working locally is the best way to explore and understand the code for this example. You can get a local version by using the Zuplo CLI:

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npx create-zuplo-api@latest --example mcp-server-prompts

Once you have the code on your local machine, start the development server:

Terminalbash
npm run dev

The API will be available at http://localhost:9000.

You can access:

  • API Gateway - http://localhost:9000
  • Local API Route Designer - http://localhost:9100
  • MCP Endpoint - http://localhost:9000/mcp (POST)

The dev server will automatically reload when you modify:

  • Route definitions in config/routes.oas.json
  • Handler modules in modules/

Deploying with Zuplo CLI

Install the Zuplo CLI

Terminalbash
npm install -g zuplo

Login to Zuplo

Terminalbash
zuplo login

Create a New Project

Terminalbash
zuplo init

Follow the prompts to create a new project in your Zuplo account.

Deploy to Zuplo

Deploy to a working copy environment:

Terminalbash
zuplo deploy

Using the MCP Server

Once deployed, you can connect to your MCP server using any MCP testing tool:

Model Context Protocol Inspector

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npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

MCPJam

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npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest

You can then test the MCP server locally, or point your inspector at a deployed version.

Local MCP Server

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http://localhost:9000/mcp

Deployed

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https://your-project.zuplo.app/mcp

The server will expose:

  • 3 tools for managing bookmarks
  • 1 prompt for analyzing your research patterns

Learn More

  • Zuplo MCP Documentation
  • Model Context Protocol Docs

Quick Links

View on GitHubDocumentation

Run Locally

Clone and run this example:

npx create-zuplo-api --example mcp-server-prompts

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