Create Starter MCP Server

Part of: Human-Controlled AI Systems - scaffolding is the easy half. What keeps a shipped repo trustworthy is the audit primitives (audit, audit-cd, audit-security) verifying release, CD, and CI security hygiene against a known bar - gating each merge instead of asking a human to re-check by hand. Its 9 documented tools cover audit, security. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with audit and security and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

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LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 2 · #86 OF 168 MAINTAINED DEVELOPER TOOLS · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

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01 · Install Create Starter

before you install - you'll need

Set CREATE_STARTER_DEBUG before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add starter-series-create-starter -- npx -y starter-series

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "starter-series-create-starter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "starter-series"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package starter-series - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Create Starter can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can read the full template table as JSON, and generate a starter-aware claude-security-guidance.md draft. CLI mirror: starter-series seed-security-guidance [path] [--force].

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Create Starter lets an agent do.

Audit

4 tools - e.g. release-readiness diagnosis. CLI mirror: starter-series audit [path].; per-destination publish-drift probe. CLI mirror: starter-series audit-cd [path].; baseline CI security hygiene check. CLI mirror…

audit_release · audit_cd · audit_security · audit_instructions

create & write

2 tools - e.g. args:; propose or apply starter CI/CD components to an existing repo as a dry-run plan. CLI mirror: starter-series add-component [path] [--component ] [--starter ] [--

create_project · add_component

read & search

1 tool - e.g. returns the full template table as JSON.

list_templates

Generate

1 tool - e.g. combined Markdown launch handoff from release, CD, security, and instruction-review audits. CLI mirror: starter-series proof-report [path] [--output ] [--stdout

generate_launch_proof_report

Seed

1 tool - e.g. generate a starter-aware claude-security-guidance.md draft. CLI mirror: starter-series seed-security-guidance [path] [--force].

seed_security_guidance

Latest releases

v0.5.3 · 2026-09-11

Fix public template availability and prepare 0.5.3

v0.5.2 · 2026-09-09

shorten release metadata for MCP Registry validation · guard CLI write intent, guidance symlinks and instruction fences · make fleet checks recognize central policy and release 0.5.2

v0.5.1 · 2026-09-09

publish 0.5.1 through npm Trusted Publishing

04 · Who maintains Create Starter

create-starter is maintained by starter-series. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/starter-series/create-starter
website: https://github.com/starter-series/create-starter#readme
category: developer tools - ranked #86 of 168 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-11)
registry: io.github.starter-series/create-starter (active, first published 2026-06-10 · 4 versions)
packages: npm:starter-series

06 · Create Starter FAQ

Is Create Starter still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Create Starter do?

How do I install Create Starter?

Run `npx -y starter-series`. The README documents one environment variable (CREATE_STARTER_DEBUG) to set first. Set CREATE_STARTER_DEBUG before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Create Starter 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 Create Starter

Alternatives to Create Starter

Maintained developer tools servers if Create Starter isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Create Starter doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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