MCP Server Building

Build custom MCP servers to extend Claude with tools, resources, and prompts.

Overview

• Extending Claude with custom tools and capabilities
• Integrating external APIs and services with Claude
• Building domain-specific Claude extensions
• Creating reusable tool packages for Claude Desktop

Core Concepts

MCP Architecture

+-------------+     JSON-RPC      +-------------+
|   Claude    |<----------------->| MCP Server  |
|   (Host)    |   stdio/SSE/WS    |  (Tools)    |
+-------------+                   +-------------+