What is Example Candidate Mcp Server

example-candidate-mcp-server is an HTTP server built using Express and TypeScript that provides both a web interface and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint for serving candidate-related data.

Use cases

Use cases include serving candidate profiles, managing recruitment data, integrating with email services for candidate communication, and providing a web interface for recruiters.

How to use

To use example-candidate-mcp-server, clone the repository, install the dependencies using npm or yarn, and start the server using the provided npm scripts. Customize candidate data by setting environment variables or updating the configuration file.

Key features

Key features include a stateless MCP server implementation, modern Streamable HTTP transport, type safety with TypeScript, and HTTP handling using Express.js.

Where to use

example-candidate-mcp-server can be used in recruitment platforms, candidate management systems, or any application that requires serving candidate information over HTTP and MCP.

HTTP Server with MCP Support

An HTTP server built with Express and TypeScript that serves both a webpage and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint.

Features

• HTTP server with both web and MCP functionality
• Stateless MCP server implementation with modern Streamable HTTP transport
• TypeScript for type safety
• Express.js for HTTP handling

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn

Installation

# Clone the repository (or download)
git clone https://github.com/your-username/example-candidate-mcp-server.git
cd example-candidate-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the http transport
npm run start:web

# Start the stdio transport
npm run start

Customizing the candidate data

To customize the candidate data, you can set the following environment variables in your environment or in a .env file at the root of your project:

• CONTACT_EMAIL: The contact email address for the server.
• MAILGUN_API_KEY: The API key for Mailgun, used for sending emails.
• MAILGUN_DOMAIN: The domain for Mailgun, used for sending emails.
• CANDIDATE_NAME: The name of the candidate.
• RESUME_URL: The URL to the candidate’s resume in PDF format.
• LINKEDIN_URL: The URL to the candidate’s LinkedIn profile.
• GITHUB_URL: The URL to the candidate’s GitHub profile.
• WEBSITE_URL: The URL to the candidate’s personal website.

These variables are used to configure the server and customize the candidate’s information that is served by the MCP server. Make sure to restart the server after making changes to these variables for them to take effect.

You can also update them directly in src/config.ts.

Development

# Build the TypeScript code
npm run build

# Run in development mode with auto-reloading
npm run dev

# Run tests (when added)
npm test

Server Structure

src/
  ├── index.ts                # Main application entry point
  ├── express.ts              # HTTP server configuration
  ├── stdio.ts                # STDIO server configuration
  ├── config.ts               # Server configuration
  └── types.ts                # TypeScript type definitions

License

ISC

Regenerating the fly deploy key

The token was made with:

fly tokens create deploy --name gh-jakegaylor-com-mcp-server --expiry 2160h