Build an MCP Server in 10 Minutes (No Boilerplate)

MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers are having a moment. Every major AI tool is adding support. And building one is surprisingly fast. Here's how to go from zero to a working MCP server in under 10 minutes. What You're Building An MCP server is a lightweight service that exposes tools, resources, or prompts to AI models. Instead of the AI guessing how to do something, you give it explicit, typed interfaces. Example: instead of an AI trying to figure out how to read files, you give it a read_file tool with a defined schema. Reliable, auditable, composable. The Fast Path npx @webbywisp/create-mcp-server my-server Interactive wizard. Asks you three questions. Generates a complete TypeScript MCP server. Three templates to choose from: tool-server — exposes callable functions: server . tool ( " read_file " , { path : z . string () }, async ({ path }) => { const content = await fs . readFile ( path , " utf-8 " ); return { content : [{ type : " text " , text : content }] }; }); resource-serv