erickwendel-contributions-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools to query Erick Wendel's contributions across different platforms. Query talks, blog posts, and videos using natural language through Claude, Cursor or similars. This project was built using Cursor IDE with the default agent (trial version).

Quick Start

Use this MCP server directly with Claude Desktop or Cursor without installation:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@erickwendel/contributions-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add this configuration to:

• Claude Desktop: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS)
• Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Available Tools

This MCP server provides the following capabilities:

Tools

• get-talks: Retrieves a paginated list of talks with optional filtering

  • Supports filtering by ID, title, language, city, country, and year
  • Can return counts grouped by language, country, or city

• get-posts: Fetches posts with optional filtering and pagination

  • Supports filtering by ID, title, language, and portal

• get-videos: Retrieves videos with optional filtering and pagination

  • Supports filtering by ID, title, and language

• check-status: Verifies if the API is alive and responding

Prompts

• find-content: Generate queries to find specific content by type, topic, and language
• summarize-activity: Create summaries of content activity by year

Resources

• erickwendel://about: Server information and capabilities metadata
• erickwendel://statistics: Content statistics and available queries

Integration with AI Tools

Inspect MCP Server Capabilities

You can inspect this MCP server's capabilities using the MCP Inspector:

npm run inspect

This will show you all available tools, their parameters, and how to use them.

Setup

1. Make sure you're using Node.js v20+

node -v
# v20.x.x or higher

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/erickwendel/erickwendel-contributions-mcp.git
cd erickwendel-contributions-mcp

1. Install dependencies:

npm ci

1. Run the server:

npm start

Integration with AI Tools

Cursor Setup

Add the following configuration to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@erickwendel/contributions-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Make sure Cursor chat is in Agent mode by selecting "Agent" in the lower left side dropdown, then ask "how many videos were published about JavaScript in 2024":

Local Development

For local development, use the absolute path to the project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["--experimental-strip-types", "ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PROJECT/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Setup

1. Go to Claude settings
2. Click in the Developer tab
3. Click in edit config
4. Open the config in a code editor
5. Add the following configuration to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@erickwendel/contributions-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Local Development

For local development, use the absolute path to the project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["--experimental-strip-types", "ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PROJECT/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

MCPHost with Ollama (Free Alternative)

If you don't have access to Claude Desktop or Cursor, you can use MCPHost with Ollama as a free alternative.

1. Install MCPHost:

go install github.com/mark3labs/mcphost@latest

1. Create a config file (e.g. ./mcp.jsonc):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@erickwendel/contributions-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

1. Run with Ollama:

ollama pull MODEL_NAME
mcphost --config ./mcp.jsonc -m ollama:MODEL_NAME

Local Development

For local development, update the config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erickwendel-contributions": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["--experimental-strip-types", "ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PROJECT/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

Example Queries

Here are some examples of queries you can ask Claude, Cursor or any MCP Client:

1. "How many talks were given in 2023?"

1. "Show me talks in Spanish"

1. "Find posts about WebXR"

Development

Features

• Built with Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Full MCP Capabilities: Tools, Prompts, and Resources
• Type-safe with TypeScript and Zod schema validation
• Native TypeScript support in Node.js without transpilation
• Generated SDK using GenQL
• Modular architecture with separation of concerns
• Standard I/O transport for easy integration
• Structured error handling
• Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and MCPHost (free alternative)

Note: This project requires Node.js v23+ as it uses the native TypeScript support added in the last year.

Architecture

The codebase follows a modular structure:

src/
  ├── config/      # Configuration settings
  ├── types/       # TypeScript interfaces and types
  ├── tools/       # MCP tool implementations
  ├── utils/       # Utility functions
  ├── services/    # API service layer
  └── index.ts     # Main entry point

Testing

To run the test suite:

npm test

For development mode with watch:

npm run test:dev

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Author

Erick Wendel

License

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