run client and server based testing

akhil@Akhil-Nittalas-MacBook-Pro mcp-go-demo % go mod init mcp-demo go get github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp

build server

go build -o mcp-server server/main.go

run client

go run my_client.go greet --name Akhil

go run my_client.go add --a 10 --b 100

output

2026/02/08 13:38:42 {"greeting":"Hi Akhil"} 2026/02/08 13:38:42 {"sum":110}

test via UI using mcp-inspector

mcp-inspector ./mcp-server

connect via claude desktop

Install claude desktop go to claude icon on top > settings > developer > local mcp server > paste the below content in ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "akhil-mcp": { "command": "/Users/akhil/mcp-server-tutorial/mcp-server" } }, "preferences": { "coworkScheduledTasksEnabled": false, "sidebarMode": "chat" } }

reload claude desktop in chat "greet Akhil"

check the response and logs in settings> developer> view logs