mcp-client-plugin

⚡️ MCP Client Plugin: Zero Dependencies, Pure Functionality, Built for Bun ⚡️

Tired of MCP clients bogged down by dependencies, complex OOP structures, and Node.js legacy? MCP Client Plugin is the antidote.

Built from the ground up with a Bun-first, zero-dependency, functional programming mindset, this plugin provides a refreshingly modern and efficient way to interact with Model Context Protocol servers and manage their processes seamlessly.

Why Choose MCP Client Plugin? ✨

This plugin stands out by offering:

• 💧 Pure Functional & Immutable Core: Predictable state management, easier reasoning, and pure functions eliminate side effects common in OOP. No classes, no this.
• 🚫 Truly Zero Runtime Dependencies: Relies exclusively on built-in Bun APIs (process spawning, fetch/SSE, streams). No node_modules baggage for core functionality.
• 🔥 Bun-Native Performance & Mindset: Designed and optimized for Bun's blazing-fast runtime, leveraging its speed and integrated tooling.
• ⚙️ Integrated Server Process Management: Fluently start, stop, communicate with, and manage MCP server lifecycles (Stdio transport) directly within the client manager API. No separate manager needed!
• 🌐 Multi-Transport Support: Seamlessly handle both stdio (for local processes) and sse (HTTP Server-Sent Events) transports.
• ⛓️ Fluent, Chainable API: Inspired by ElysiaJS, manage servers and access client APIs with elegant method chaining (.use()).
• 🔒 Type-Safe by Design: Strong TypeScript definitions throughout, avoiding any or unknown for robust development.
• 💨 Lightweight & Direct: Minimal abstraction layers between your code and the MCP communication.
• 🎯 Exceptional DX: Strongly typed, predictable API designed to get you productive fast.

📊 Feature Comparison

Feature	✨ MCP Client Plugin	Typical SDK Wrappers	Foundational Clients / SDKs
Dependencies	✨ Zero Runtime!	SDK + Helpers (Zod, etc.)	SDK Core / Specific Libs
Paradigm	💧 Pure Functional	Often OOP/Mixed	Often OOP/Class-based
State Management	🧊 Immutable	Internal/Mutable	Internal/Mutable
Process Management	✅ Integrated (Stdio)	Usually Separate	Usually Separate / Manual
Transport Handling	🚀 Bun Native (Stdio/SSE)	Relies on SDK/Node APIs	Relies on SDK/Node APIs
API Style	🔗 Fluent Chaining	Method-based	Method-based
Runtime	🔥 Bun Optimized	Node.js (May work in Bun)	Node.js (May work in Bun)
Bundle Size	🤏 Tiny	Small -> Medium	Medium

📦 Installation

bun add mcp-client-plugin
# or
npm install mcp-client-plugin
# or
yarn add mcp-client-plugin

🚀 Quick Start

Get up and running in seconds!

// example.ts
import { manager } from 'mcp-client-plugin'; // Assuming installed package name
import type { ManagerConfig, NotificationHandler } from 'mcp-client-plugin';

// 1. Define your server configurations
const config: ManagerConfig = {
  // An MCP server communicating via standard I/O
  memoryServer: {
    transport: {
      type: 'stdio',
      command: 'bunx', // Use bunx to run package executables
      args: ['@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory'], // Example command
      // env: { API_KEY: '...' } // Optional environment variables
    },
  },
  // Add another server (e.g., filesystem)
  fileSystem: {
    transport: {
      type: 'stdio',
      command: 'bunx',
      args: ['@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem', '.'], // Allow access to current dir
    }
  },
  // Example SSE server (if you have one running)
  // searchServer: {
  //   transport: {
  //     type: 'sse',
  //     url: 'http://localhost:3001/mcp', // URL for POST and SSE endpoint
  //     // headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ...' } // Optional headers
  //   }
  // }
};

// 2. Optional: Define a handler for server notifications
const handleNotifications: NotificationHandler = (serverName, notification) => {
  console.log(`🔔 Notification [${serverName}]: ${notification.method}`, notification.params ?? '');
};

// 3. Initialize the manager and connect to servers using the chainable API
async function run() {
  console.log('🚀 Initializing MCP Manager...');
  try {
    const mcpManager = await manager(config, { onNotification: handleNotifications })
      .use('memoryServer')     // Connect to the memory server
      .use('fileSystem');      // Connect to the filesystem server
      // .use('searchServer') // Connect to the SSE server

    console.log('✅ Servers Connected & Ready!');

    // 4. Get client APIs for specific servers
    const memory = mcpManager.getClient('memoryServer');
    const fs = mcpManager.getClient('fileSystem');

    // 5. Interact with the servers!
    if (memory) {
      console.log('\n🧠 Querying Memory Server...');
      const memTools = await memory.listTools();
      console.log('Memory Tools:', memTools.map(t => t.name));
      // Example: const result = await memory.callTool('createEntity', { ... });
    }

    if (fs) {
      console.log('\n📁 Querying Filesystem Server...');
      const fsResources = await fs.listResources();
      console.log('FS Resources:', fsResources.map(r => r.uri));
      // Example: const content = await fs.readResource('file:///./README.md');
      // console.log('README content length:', content.length);
    }

    // ... Your agent logic here ...

    // 6. Disconnect all servers when done
    console.log('\n🔌 Disconnecting all servers...');
    await mcpManager.disconnectAll();
    console.log('✅ Disconnected.');

  } catch (error) {
    console.error('❌ MCP Manager Error:', error);
  }
}

run();

⚙️ Configuring Servers

Adding new MCP servers is straightforward. Just update the ManagerConfig object passed to the manager function.

The ManagerConfig is an object where keys are your chosen server names (e.g., memoryServer, myApiTool) and values are ServerConfig objects.

Each ServerConfig requires a transport property:

stdio Transport

Use this for MCP servers running as local processes that communicate via stdin/stdout.

import type { ManagerConfig } from 'mcp-client-plugin';

const config: ManagerConfig = {
  myStdioServer: {
    transport: {
      type: 'stdio',
      command: 'bun', // The command to execute (e.g., 'bun', 'node', 'python', 'my_server_binary')
      args: ['run', 'start-mcp-server.js', '--port', '8080'], // Arguments for the command
      env: { // Optional: Environment variables for the process
        API_KEY: Bun.env.MY_API_KEY,
        LOG_LEVEL: 'debug',
      },
      cwd: '/path/to/server/working/directory', // Optional: Working directory
    },
    // requiredCapabilities: { ... } // Optional: Specify expected capabilities
  },
  // ... other servers
};

sse Transport

Use this for MCP servers accessible via HTTP, using Server-Sent Events for server-to-client communication and HTTP POST for client-to-server requests.

import type { ManagerConfig } from 'mcp-client-plugin';

const config: ManagerConfig = {
  myRemoteServer: {
    transport: {
      type: 'sse',
      // The *single* URL for both the SSE connection and POST requests
      url: 'https://my-mcp-server.com/api/mcp',
      headers: { // Optional: Headers for both SSE connection and POST requests
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${Bun.env.REMOTE_API_TOKEN}`,
        'X-Client-Version': '1.0.0',
      },
    },
    // requiredCapabilities: { ... } // Optional
  },
  // ... other servers
};

📖 API Overview

manager(config, options)

• Initializes the manager.
• config: The ManagerConfig object defining your servers.
• options: Optional configuration:
  • onNotification: (serverName, notification) => void - Callback for handling server-sent notifications.
  • requestTimeoutMs: number - Default timeout for requests (default: 30000ms).
• Returns: Promise<ManagerAPI> - A promise resolving to the manager API object.

ManagerAPI

The object returned by manager() and .use().

• .use(serverName: string):
  • Connects to the specified server (spawns process if stdio).
  • Sends initialize request.
  • Returns: Promise<ManagerAPI> - A new ManagerAPI instance representing the updated state, allowing chaining.
• .getClient(serverName: string):
  • Retrieves the ClientAPI for an already connected server.
  • Returns: ClientAPI | undefined.
• .disconnectAll():
  • Disconnects all active clients and terminates their associated processes/connections.
  • Returns: Promise<void>.
• ._getState(): Internal use/debugging only. Returns the current immutable state object.

ClientAPI

The object returned by manager.getClient(). Contains methods to interact with a specific MCP server.

• .getCapabilities(): Returns server capabilities.
• .callTool(name, params): Calls a tool.
• .listTools(): Lists tools.
• .readResource(uri): Reads a resource.
• .listResources(): Lists resources.
• .listPrompts(): Lists prompts.
• .getPrompt(name, args?): Gets a prompt template.
• .ping(): Checks connectivity.
• .disconnect(): Disconnects this specific client/server.

(Refer to src/types.ts for detailed parameter and return types)

🔔 Handling Notifications

Provide an onNotification callback in the manager options to react to notifications sent by servers (e.g., $/progress, resource changes).

const handleNotifications: NotificationHandler = (serverName, notification) => {
  if (notification.method === '$/progress') {
    console.log(`Progress from ${serverName}:`, notification.params);
  } else {
    console.log(`Notification [${serverName}]: ${notification.method}`);
  }
};

const mcpManager = await manager(config, { onNotification: handleNotifications })
  // ... .use() calls

⏳ Timeouts & Error Handling

• Requests automatically time out based on requestTimeoutMs in options.
• Errors during connection, communication, or from the server will reject the corresponding promises (e.g., .use(), .callTool()).
• Use standard try...catch blocks around await calls.
• Unhandled transport or process errors are logged to the console. Implement robust error handling appropriate for your application.

🙌 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit Pull Requests.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.