mcp-server-architect

A guide to designing and running MCP servers. MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is a standard way for AI applications to connect to tools and data sources.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to plan MCP server architecture, build FastMCP tools, add authentication and error handling, package servers, deploy them, and troubleshoot integrations.
Why use it?
It gathers the implementation, security, packaging, deployment, and compatibility decisions needed when building an MCP server for multiple AI development tools.

Skill for Claude CodeCodexCursor

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/sandraschi/virtualization-mcp/mcp-server-developer
Any agent
npx skills add sandraschi/virtualization-mcp --skill mcp-server-developer
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandraschi/virtualization-mcp

Made for: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.

Per session 40 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,116 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00040 $0.03116
Opus 5 $0.00020 $0.01558
Sonnet 5 $0.00008 $0.00623
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00312

Measured 2d ago against content hash cfcf152fc92f, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

mcp-server-architect scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

100% identical to mcp-server-architect — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.cursor/skills/mcp-server-developer/SKILL.md · 434 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 434 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

MCP Server Architect

Overview

Master the complete MCP server development lifecycle with FastMCP 2.14.3, covering architecture design, implementation best practices, ecosystem integration, and production deployment across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and all agentic IDEs.

When to Use This Skill

Activate for:

  • Designing MCP server architecture and tool organization
  • Implementing FastMCP 2.14.3 features (sampling, cooperative patterns)
  • Following Anthropic MCP standards and best practices
  • Integrating with MCPB packaging and distribution
  • Publishing to Glama.ai, LobeHub, and MCP marketplaces
  • Supporting multiple IDEs (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed)
  • Troubleshooting MCP server deployment and compatibility

Core Capabilities

🏗️ Architecture & Design

  • FastMCP 2.14.3 Architecture: Latest framework features and patterns
  • Tool Design Patterns: Portmanteau tools, cooperative patterns, sampling workflows
  • Security & Reliability: Error handling, authentication, rate limiting
  • Performance Optimization: Async patterns, connection pooling, caching

🛠️ Development Workflow

  • MCPB Packaging: Build, distribution, and installation standards
  • IDE Integration: Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed compatibility
  • Testing Strategies: Unit tests, integration tests, MCP protocol testing
  • Debugging Tools: MCP Inspector, logging, error diagnostics

🌐 Ecosystem Integration

  • Marketplace Publishing: Glama.ai, LobeHub, skillsmp.com submission
  • Community Standards: Following established MCP patterns and conventions
  • Cross-Platform Support: Windows, macOS, Linux deployment
  • Version Management: Semantic versioning, backward compatibility

📊 Production Operations

  • Monitoring & Observability: Health checks, metrics, logging
  • Scaling Strategies: Connection handling, resource management
  • Update Mechanisms: Auto-updates, migration strategies
  • Support & Maintenance: User feedback, bug fixes, feature requests

Read the full file on GitHub · 434 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 434 lines · 40 tokens per session scan A cfcf152fc92f

Subscribe to this mod's changes

mcp-server-architect is a skill published in the GitHub repository sandraschi/virtualization-mcp (14 stars, last pushed 4d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 40 tokens to every session and 3,116 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to mcp-server-architect, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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