Model Context Protocol (MCP) example

This is a simple project that demonstrates how to create an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server in Golang and use it within VS Code Copilot.

It was built as part of a blog post explaining the basics of MCP and how it can be used to connect tools and data sources with AI-powered environments.

📖 Read the blog post:
Model Context Protocol(MCP).

🚀 What It Does

• Implements a basic MCP server in Go.
• Exposes one or more tools that can be used by AI systems supporting MCP.
• Demonstrates integration with VS Code Copilot via MCP.

🛠 Technologies Used

• Go (Golang)
• MCP Protocol (Open Standard)
• VS Code Copilot (with MCP support)

📦 How to Use

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rickKoch/go-mcp.git
cd go-mcp

2. Build the docker image:

./build.sh

3. Copy the following configuration at the bottom of the VS Code user settings file(settings.json):

"mcp": {
    "servers": {
        "simplemcp": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "simplemcp"]
        },
    }
}

4. Once the server is running you should toggle the Agent and try it out