MCP Demo Project

A demonstration project created with Claude Desktop and GitHub MCP integration.

About

This project demonstrates how Claude can help create, manage, and develop code using the GitHub MCP integration with Claude Desktop. It's a simple Express.js application with basic routing and tests.

Project Structure

• src/index.js - Main application entry point
• tests/index.test.js - Test file for the application
• codemcp.toml - Configuration file for the GitHub MCP integration
• package.json - NPM package configuration

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jasonberkes/mcp-demo-project.git
   cd mcp-demo-project
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Start the application:

   npm start
   

4. Run tests:

   npm test
   

Using with Claude Desktop

This project is configured to work with Claude Desktop using the GitHub MCP integration. To use Claude with this project:

1. Make sure you have the GitHub MCP integration set up in Claude Desktop.

2. Create a Project in Claude Desktop and set the Project Instructions to:

   Use codemcp to work with the project at /path/to/mcp-demo-project
   

   (Replace /path/to/mcp-demo-project with the actual path to your cloned repository)

3. Ask Claude to help you develop features, fix bugs, or explain the code.

What Claude Can Do

With this setup, Claude can:

• Search and read code in the repository
• Edit files and make changes
• Run tests and other commands defined in codemcp.toml
• Commit changes to Git
• Push code to GitHub
• Understand and explain the codebase