Hello World MCP Server (Reference Extension)Verified

Name: Hello World MCP Server (Reference Extension)
Author: Model Context Protocol

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About Hello World MCP Server (Reference Extension)

A reference MCP extension demonstrating best practices and all available features

#dxt #desktop-extensions #reference #example #hello-world #tutorial #mcp #time

Config

No standard config provided

This server doesn't expose a parseable MCP config block in its README. See the repository for install instructions.

Repository

Tools

Get the current computer time in various formats

Overview

This is a reference implementation of a MCP Bundle (DXT). It demonstrates all available manifest features, user configuration options, and security best practices. Use this extension as a template when creating your own MCP servers. The extension includes examples of all user configuration types, proper request token verification, and comprehensive metadata fields.

About this extension

This is one of the official reference examples from the Model Context Protocol MCPB repository — the format used to package MCP servers as one-click desktop extensions for Claude Desktop.

Installing

Download or build the .mcpb (formerly .dxt) bundle from the source repository, then drag it into Claude Desktop under Settings → Extensions to install.

Comments

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