Known-Good MCP Manifests

Copy-paste MCP manifest templates that pass validation. All follow MCP 2025-03-26 spec.

Quick Start: Copy any manifest, customize it, host at /.well-known/mcp.json, then validate.

Resources Documentation Catalog

{
  "@context": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/schema/2025-03-26",
  "@type": "MCPServer",
  "name": "Docs Catalog",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Documentation and knowledge base resources",
  "author": "Your Name",
  "capabilities": {
    "resources": true
  },
  "server": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["dist/index.js"]
  }
}

Tools Calculator & Math

{
  "@context": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/schema/2025-03-26",
  "@type": "MCPServer",
  "name": "Calculator Tools",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Mathematical computation tools",
  "capabilities": {
    "tools": true
  },
  "server": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["-m", "mcp_calculator"]
  }
}

Mixed Knowledge Operations

{
  "@context": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/schema/2025-03-26",
  "@type": "MCPServer",
  "name": "Knowledge Ops",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "description": "Knowledge base with operational tools",
  "capabilities": {
    "resources": true,
    "tools": true
  },
  "server": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["knowledge-ops-server"]
  }
}

Minimal Bare Minimum

{
  "@context": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/schema/2025-03-26",
  "@type": "MCPServer",
  "name": "Minimal Server",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": {
    "resources": true
  }
}