chihcheng.SampleMcpServer
1.0.2
{ "inputs": [], "servers": { "chihcheng.SampleMcpServer": { "type": "stdio", "command": "dnx", "args": ["chihcheng.SampleMcpServer@1.0.2", "--yes"], "env": {} } } }
.vscode/mcp.json
settings file.
dotnet tool install --global chihcheng.SampleMcpServer --version 1.0.2
dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install --local chihcheng.SampleMcpServer --version 1.0.2
#tool dotnet:?package=chihcheng.SampleMcpServer&version=1.0.2
nuke :add-package chihcheng.SampleMcpServer --version 1.0.2
MCP Server
This README was created using the C# MCP server project template. It demonstrates how you can easily create an MCP server using C# and publish it as a NuGet package.
See aka.ms/nuget/mcp/guide for the full guide.
Please note that this template is currently in an early preview stage. If you have feedback, please take a brief survey.
Checklist before publishing to NuGet.org
- Test the MCP server locally using the steps below.
- Update the package metadata in the .csproj file, in particular the
<PackageId>
. - Update
.mcp/server.json
to declare your MCP server's inputs.- See configuring inputs for more details.
- Pack the project using
dotnet pack
.
The bin/Release
directory will contain the package file (.nupkg), which can be published to NuGet.org.
Developing locally
To test this MCP server from source code (locally) without using a built MCP server package, you can configure your IDE to run the project directly using dotnet run
.
{
"servers": {
"SampleMcpServer": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "dotnet",
"args": [
"run",
"--project",
"<PATH TO PROJECT DIRECTORY>"
]
}
}
}
Testing the MCP Server
Once configured, you can ask Copilot Chat for a random number, for example, Give me 3 random numbers
. It should prompt you to use the get_random_number
tool on the SampleMcpServer
MCP server and show you the results.
Publishing to NuGet.org
- Run
dotnet pack -c Release
to create the NuGet package - Publish to NuGet.org with
dotnet nuget push bin/Release/*.nupkg --api-key <your-api-key> --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
Using the MCP Server from NuGet.org
Once the MCP server package is published to NuGet.org, you can configure it in your preferred IDE. Both VS Code and Visual Studio use the dnx
command to download and install the MCP server package from NuGet.org.
- VS Code: Create a
<WORKSPACE DIRECTORY>/.vscode/mcp.json
file - Visual Studio: Create a
<SOLUTION DIRECTORY>\.mcp.json
file
For both VS Code and Visual Studio, the configuration file uses the following server definition:
{
"servers": {
"SampleMcpServer": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "dnx",
"args": [
"<your package ID here>",
"--version",
"<your package version here>",
"--yes"
]
}
}
}
More information
.NET MCP servers use the ModelContextProtocol C# SDK. For more information about MCP:
Refer to the VS Code or Visual Studio documentation for more information on configuring and using MCP servers:
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
This package has no dependencies.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated |
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1.0.2 | 0 | 8/6/2025 |
1.0.1 | 0 | 8/6/2025 |
1.0.0 | 0 | 8/6/2025 |
0.1.2-beta | 0 | 8/6/2025 |
0.1.1-beta | 0 | 8/5/2025 |
0.1.0-beta | 0 | 8/5/2025 |