What is Mesh Scanner

mesh-scanner is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with TypeScript that implements a simple notes system, showcasing core MCP concepts through resources, tools, and prompts for note management.

Use cases

Use cases for mesh-scanner include managing personal notes, summarizing lecture notes for students, and organizing project notes for teams.

How to use

To use mesh-scanner, install it via Smithery or manually by adding the server configuration to your Claude Desktop settings. You can create notes using the create_note tool and generate summaries with the summarize_notes prompt.

Key features

Key features of mesh-scanner include the ability to list and access notes via note:// URIs, create new notes with titles and content, and generate structured summaries of all stored notes.

Where to use

mesh-scanner can be used in various fields such as personal note-taking, project management, and educational environments where note organization and summarization are essential.

mesh-scanner MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that implements a simple notes system. It demonstrates core MCP concepts by providing:

• Resources representing text notes with URIs and metadata
• Tools for creating new notes
• Prompts for generating summaries of notes

Features

Resources

• List and access notes via note:// URIs
• Each note has a title, content and metadata
• Plain text mime type for simple content access

Tools

• create_note - Create new text notes
  • Takes title and content as required parameters
  • Stores note in server state

Prompts

• summarize_notes - Generate a summary of all stored notes
  • Includes all note contents as embedded resources
  • Returns structured prompt for LLM summarization

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Mesh Scanner for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @DynamicEndpoints/mesh-scanner --client claude

Installing Manually

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mesh-scanner": {
      "command": "/path/to/mesh-scanner/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.