Express Tools
What is Express Tools
express-tools is a set of plugins designed to modernize your Express API by enabling protocol interoperability, thereby reducing the fatigue associated with adopting new frameworks.
Use cases
Use cases for express-tools include enhancing existing Express applications with new protocols, creating auto-generated API documentation, and implementing health check endpoints for better application monitoring.
How to use
To use express-tools, integrate the plugins into your existing Express application. Follow the documentation for setup instructions and examples for common routers.
Key features
Key features include a plugin system for bridging OpenAPI, JSONRPC, GraphQL, and other protocols, auto-generated documentation endpoints, and core utilities for graceful shutdowns and health checks.
Where to use
express-tools can be used in web development projects that require a robust API, particularly in environments where multiple protocols need to be supported.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Express Tools
express-tools is a set of plugins designed to modernize your Express API by enabling protocol interoperability, thereby reducing the fatigue associated with adopting new frameworks.
Use cases
Use cases for express-tools include enhancing existing Express applications with new protocols, creating auto-generated API documentation, and implementing health check endpoints for better application monitoring.
How to use
To use express-tools, integrate the plugins into your existing Express application. Follow the documentation for setup instructions and examples for common routers.
Key features
Key features include a plugin system for bridging OpenAPI, JSONRPC, GraphQL, and other protocols, auto-generated documentation endpoints, and core utilities for graceful shutdowns and health checks.
Where to use
express-tools can be used in web development projects that require a robust API, particularly in environments where multiple protocols need to be supported.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
Express tools
Bring your Express API to the modern web
Key features
The goal of these plugins is to make it dead simple to add protocol interop on existing applications, reducing new-framework fatigue.
- Plugin system to bridge OpenAPI, JSONRPC / MCP, GraphQL and others to your existing app.
- Auto-generated documentation endpoints.
- Core utils for graceful shutdowns, healthcheck endpoints, etc.
Contributing
Please do! This project is all about facilitating collaboration on complex projects and we intend to set the example ourselves.
If you want to contribute, feel free to ping @fed135.
Special thanks
The concept, which is not new and has been attempted a few times- even by myself has been thouroughly battle-tested over the last decade.
I want to give credit to Fastify and other frameworks for the inspiration.
A very special shoutout to @drawm, @mats852, @emeraldsanto and the many others that helped me write the early iterations of this.
Roadmap
** Version 0.1.0 - Concepts **
- [ ] Finish the conceptual design of common routers and align on global approach
- [ ] Add examples for common routers
- [ ] Write user stories to validate examples and design
- [ ] Survey developers (interest, most anticipated routers, pain points, etc.)
** Version 0.2.0 - Early router implementation **
- [ ] First draft of prioritized routers
- [ ] OAS
- [ ] JSON-RPC
- [ ] GraphQL
- [ ] Websockets
- [ ] Event-driven
- [ ] MCP
- [ ] First draft of core helpers
- [ ] Graceful shutdown
** Version 0.3.0 - Validation **
- [ ] Build testing and deployment systems
- [ ] Establish bounds and rules (plugins per router, plugin compatibility, error handling)
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Types
** Initial launch **
License
Apache-2.0 - 2025
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
