fast-mcp-local: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

fast-mcp-local CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from karthik78180/fast-mcp-local. It costs 810 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for a FastMCP server that loads Markdown documents into a SQLite database and provides tools to query them.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when installing, running, testing, or inspecting this Python server and its document-management features.
Why use it?
It gives an agent the repository’s setup, architecture, and testing details so changes follow the project’s existing expectations.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is karthik78180/fast-mcp-local's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on fast-mcp-local itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything fast-mcp-local configures →

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CLAUDE.md · 114 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 114 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

A FastMCP server implementation with document management capabilities. The server automatically loads markdown documents from the docs/ folder, stores them in a SQLite database with token counts (using tiktoken), and provides tools to query and retrieve document information.

Requirements

  • Python 3.10 or higher (required by FastMCP)

Commands

Setup

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -e ".[dev]"

Running the Server

python3 -m fast_mcp_local.server

Testing

pytest                    # Run all tests
pytest tests/test_server.py  # Run specific test file
pytest -v                 # Verbose output

Interactive Testing with MCP Inspector

# Test the server interactively with the MCP Inspector web UI
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python3 -m fast_mcp_local.server

This opens a web interface where you can:

  • View all available tools
  • Invoke tools with parameters
  • See responses in real-time

Architecture

Project Structure

docs/                       # Markdown documents (recursively scanned on startup)
  mcp-overview.md
  fastmcp-guide.md
  building-tools.md
  tutorials/                # Nested folders supported
    getting-started.md
    best-practices.md
  api/
    reference/
      tools.md
      resources.md
src/fast_mcp_local/
  __init__.py          # Package initialization
  server.py            # Main MCP server with tools
  database.py          # SQLite database operations
  loader.py            # Document loading and token counting
tests/
  test_server.py       # Server tool tests
  test_database.py     # Database operation tests
  test_loader.py       # Document loader tests
documents.db           # SQLite database (auto-generated, gitignored)

Key Components

  • server.py: Contains the FastMCP server instance and tool definitions
    • Initializes database and loads documents on startup
    • Provides document query tools and utility tools
    • Tools are defined as Python functions decorated with @mcp.tool()

Read the full file on GitHub · 114 lines

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fast-mcp-local CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository karthik78180/fast-mcp-local (0 stars, last pushed 11mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 810 tokens to every session, about $0.0040 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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