Ts Template MCP Server

TypeScript template for building MCP servers with declarative tooling, observability, and auth.

People who work with opentelemetry, cloudflare workers and agent native and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-27 · ★ 152 · #18 OF 165 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Ts Template

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-mcp-ts-template -- npx -y mcp-ts-template

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-mcp-ts-template": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ts-template"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package mcp-ts-template - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.cyanheads is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Ts Template can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.13.10 · 2026-09-27

Consent-gate fix, request IDs on errors, multi-arch builds · ctx.inputs keeps only responses the client's declared capabilities and modes cover, so a client that did not declare elicitation, or declared only its URL…

v0.13.9 · 2026-09-26

Argument repairs, pacer fixes, private canvas scratch dirs · Canvas scratch files live in a private mkdtemp directory inside CANVAS_TEMP_PATH, now a parent directory, instead of the shared <tmpdir>/mcp-canvas (#554)…

v0.13.8 · 2026-09-26

client-safe error data, aligned error telemetry, OTLP log export · Marked breaking and security: caller-visible error codes change (-32007 → -32603 for output-contract and resource-limit failures, -32011 → -32004 for a…

04 · Who maintains Ts Template

mcp-ts-template is maintained by cyanheads. We track 137 MCP servers from cyanheads - 131 actively maintained, 1,856 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

  1. obsidian-mcp-server Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP. ★ 690
  2. mcp-ts-core Agent-native TypeScript framework for MCP servers. ★ 152
  3. git-mcp-server Comprehensive Git MCP server enabling native git tools including clone, commit, worktree, & more. ★ 240
  4. clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server Search ClinicalTrials.gov - find studies, retrieve results, match patients to eligible trials. ★ 96
  5. openalex-mcp-server Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog - 270M+ publications. ★ 14
  6. eur-lex-mcp-server Search EU legislation, CJEU case law, and treaties; traverse CELLAR graph; browse EuroVoc concepts. ★ 8

05 · Facts

category
cloud infrastructure - ranked #18 of 165 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-27)
registry
io.github.cyanheads/mcp-ts-template (active, first published 2025-09-14 · 50 versions)
packages
npm:mcp-ts-template · npm:mcp-ts-template

06 · Ts Template FAQ

What is Ts Template?

TypeScript template for building MCP servers with declarative tooling, observability, and auth.

Is Ts Template still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-27 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Ts Template?

Run `npx -y mcp-ts-template`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ts Template run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Ts Template