Contentstack App MCP — Remote Server

A minimal Next.js wrapper that serves the Contentstack App MCP Server over HTTP — deployable to Contentstack Launch, Vercel, or any Node.js host.

What This Does

The MCP server normally runs locally via stdio. This project wraps it in a single Next.js API route so it can be accessed remotely via a URL. Same tools, same knowledge, same workflow — just over HTTP instead of stdio.

Setup

npm install
npm run build

Dependency: contentstack-app-mcp

The package.json pulls the MCP server from GitHub. On npm install, the package's prepare script compiles TypeScript automatically.

Scenario	package.json value
GitHub (default)	"github:abhishek305/contentstack-app-mcp"
Local dev (MCP repo cloned next to this project)	"file:../contentstack-app-mcp"
Production (after npm publish)	"contentstack-app-mcp" or "^1.0.0"

Project Structure

contentstack-app-mcp-remote/
├── app/
│   ├── api/[transport]/route.ts   ← the only file that matters
│   ├── layout.tsx                 ← minimal layout
│   └── page.tsx                   ← landing page with connection info
├── package.json
├── next.config.js
└── tsconfig.json

Deploy to Contentstack Launch

1. Push this project to a GitHub repo
2. Go to Contentstack Launch → Launch → Import from GitHub
3. Settings:
   • Framework: Next.js
   • Build command: npm install && npm run build
   • Output directory: .next
4. Deploy

Your MCP server is now live at:

https://your-project.contentstack.app/api/mcp

Deploy to Vercel

npm install
npx vercel deploy

Connect Your IDE

Once deployed, add this to your MCP config:

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contentstack-apps": {
      "url": "https://your-project.contentstack.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contentstack-apps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://your-project.contentstack.app/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Note: Claude Desktop may require mcp-remote to bridge Streamable HTTP to stdio. Install: npm install -g mcp-remote

Run Locally

npm install
npm run dev

Server starts at http://localhost:3000. MCP endpoint: http://localhost:3000/api/mcp

Test with MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
# Connect to http://localhost:3000/api/mcp using Streamable HTTP

Updating

When the MCP server gets updated, just redeploy:

npm update contentstack-app-mcp
npm run build

Or if using Launch, push to GitHub and it auto-deploys.

Security

This deployment has no authentication. Anyone with the URL can use the MCP tools. For production:

• Use mcp-handler's withMcpAuth for OAuth — see Vercel docs
• Or restrict access via Launch's password protection feature