MCP Server

Workspace-scoped AI agent infrastructure for .NET — context retrieval, TODO orchestration, session logging, repository operations, GitHub automation, GraphRAG, and agent orchestration over HTTP and MCP STDIO transports.

Key Features

• Dual transport — HTTP REST with Swagger UI and MCP-over-STDIO for direct agent integration
• Multi-tenant workspaces — single port, workspace isolation via header, API key, or default resolution
• Agent orchestration — process-isolated agent pool with branch strategies, PowerShell sessions, and desktop automation
• Semantic search — ONNX-based vector embeddings with HNSW indexing, optional GraphRAG enhancement
• Requirements traceability — FR/TR/TEST document management with validation and Markdown/ZIP export
• Multi-provider storage — SQLite, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL with automatic migrations
• REPL CLI tool — mcpserver-repl for interactive use and agent STDIO access via single-line JSON request envelopes
• Typed .NET client — SharpNinja.McpServer.Client NuGet package covering all API endpoints

Quick Start

# Build
./build.ps1 Compile

# Run
./build.ps1 StartServer --instance default

# Test
./build.ps1 Test

Open Swagger at http://localhost:7147/swagger.

Architecture

src/
  McpServer.Support.Mcp     ASP.NET Core server (controllers, STDIO host, auth)
  McpServer.Client           Typed REST client library (NuGet)
  McpServer.McpAgent         Microsoft Agent Framework integration
  McpServer.Repl.Core        REPL protocol, request envelopes, trust bootstrap
  McpServer.Repl.Host        mcpserver-repl CLI tool
  McpServer.Services         Business logic (ingestion, indexing, TODO, GitHub, agents)
  McpServer.Storage          EF Core abstraction + vector indexing
  McpServer.GraphRag         Hybrid semantic search with GraphRAG
  McpServer.Cqrs             Lightweight async CQRS framework (NuGet)
  McpServer.Cqrs.Mvvm        MVVM extensions for CQRS
  McpServer.Launcher          Windows GUI launcher
  McpServer.ServiceDefaults  Aspire service defaults, OpenTelemetry, health checks

Transports

HTTP

./build.ps1 StartServer --instance default
# Listens on http://localhost:7147

MCP STDIO

dotnet run --project src/McpServer.Support.Mcp -- --transport stdio --instance default

REPL

./build.ps1 InstallReplTool
mcpserver-repl --interactive              # interactive mode
mcpserver-repl --agent-stdio              # STDIO mode for agent integration

Direct --agent-stdio callers send one single-line JSON request envelope per stdin line. Do not send formatted YAML or a type: batch envelope.

API Surface

Route	Capability
/mcpserver/todo	TODO CRUD, audit history, priority/section filtering, prompt generation
/mcpserver/sessionlog	Session log upsert, query, full-text search, pagination
/mcpserver/context	Hybrid semantic search with GraphRAG, deterministic context packs
/mcpserver/agents	Agent definitions, workspace config, deployment status
/mcpserver/agent-pool	Pool lifecycle, health monitoring, process isolation
/mcpserver/repo	Repository read/list/write with allowlist enforcement
/mcpserver/requirements	FR/TR/TEST documents, validation, Markdown/ZIP export
/mcpserver/workspace	Multi-tenant workspace resolution and management
/mcpserver/gh	GitHub issues, PRs, workflows, repository metadata
/mcpserver/tools	Tool capability registration, discovery, schema validation
/mcpserver/graphrag	GraphRAG query with mode selection
/mcpserver/events	Server-sent events for real-time change notifications
/mcpserver/templates	Prompt template storage and rendering
/mcpserver/voice	Voice conversation management
/mcpserver/desktop	Desktop application launch (Windows)
/mcpserver/diagnostic	Health, version, database connectivity, index status
/mcpserver/configuration	Application configuration retrieval
/mcpserver/tunnel	Reverse proxy for agent communication
/auth	OIDC discovery, device authorization flow, token endpoint
/health	Health check
/swagger	OpenAPI documentation

Configuration

Primary config section: Mcp. Instance overrides under Mcp:Instances:{name}.

{
  "Mcp": {
    "Port": 7147,
    "RepoRoot": ".",
    "DataSource": "mcp.db",
    "ApiKey": "your-api-key",
    "TodoStorage": { "Provider": "yaml" },
    "Instances": {
      "default": { "Port": 7147, "RepoRoot": "." },
      "alt-local": { "Port": 7157, "TodoStorage": { "Provider": "sqlite" } }
    }
  }
}

Environment overrides: PORT (runtime port), MCP_INSTANCE (instance selection).

Authentication

Method	Use Case
API key	Server-to-server, per-workspace isolation via X-Workspace-Path header
OIDC / Keycloak	External identity provider with JWT Bearer validation and device authorization flow
Embedded IdentityServer	Local OIDC authority when Mcp:IdentityServer:Enabled = true
Marker file trust	Cryptographic signature validation for REPL protocol bootstrap

Storage

Database providers (EF Core with automatic migrations):

Provider	Project
SQLite (default)	McpServer.Storage.SqliteMigrations
SQL Server	McpServer.Storage.SqlServerMigrations
PostgreSQL	McpServer.Storage.PostgreSqlMigrations

TODO items can be stored as YAML files on disk (yaml) or in a SQLite table (sqlite), configured per instance.

Vector indexing uses ONNX Runtime with Sentence Transformer embeddings and HNSW index for semantic search.

Deployment

Method	Details
Standalone	./build.ps1 StartServer or dotnet run
Windows Service	./build.ps1 UpdateService through the Nuke build; do not manually redeploy service files
Docker	Multi-stage build, volumes for /data and /workspace
MSIX	./build.ps1 PackageMsix for Windows app package
Windows Launcher	GUI application for starting/managing the server

Build System

Nuke build orchestrator via ./build.ps1 (or ./build.sh on Linux/macOS).

Target	Description
Compile	Restore + build the solution (default)
Test	Run all unit tests
Publish	Publish server for deployment
UpdateService	Build/publish, backup config/data, update the Windows service, restore config/data, and health-check
PackNuGet	Pack McpServer.Client NuGet package
PackReplTool	Pack mcpserver-repl to local-packages/
PackageMsix	Create MSIX package for Windows
InstallReplTool	Install mcpserver-repl as a global dotnet tool
StartServer	Build and run MCP server
BumpVersion	Increment patch version in GitVersion.yml
ValidateConfig	Validate appsettings instance configuration
ValidateTraceability	Check FR/TR/TEST requirements coverage
TestMultiInstance	Two-instance smoke test
TestGraphRagSmoke	GraphRAG endpoint smoke test
Clean	Clean artifacts and solution output

CI/CD

Platform	File	Jobs
Azure Pipelines	azure-pipelines.yml	Build, test, publish, MSIX, docs lint, docs build, NuGet publish
GitHub Actions	.github/workflows/build.yml	Build & test, validate, package, MSIX, publish

Client Library

dotnet add package SharpNinja.McpServer.Client

builder.Services.AddMcpServerClient(options =>
{
    options.BaseUrl = new Uri("http://localhost:7147");
    options.ApiKey = "your-api-key";
});

Covers: Todo, Context, SessionLog, GitHub, Repo, Workspace, ToolRegistry, Sync, and more.

Source: src/McpServer.Client/ | Package README

Agent Framework

McpServer.McpAgent integrates with the Microsoft Agent Framework:

builder.Services.AddMcpServerMcpAgent();

Built-in MCP tools: mcp_repo_read, mcp_repo_list, mcp_repo_write, mcp_desktop_launch, mcp_powershell_session_*. Workflows: session log lifecycle, TODO management, requirements ingestion.

Sample host: src/McpServer.McpAgent.SampleHost/

Tests

16 test projects covering unit, integration, and SpecFlow validation:

• Build.Tests — build system and configuration (43 tests)
• McpServer.Support.Mcp.Tests / .IntegrationTests — server API and database
• McpServer.Client.Tests — REST client serialization
• McpServer.McpAgent.Tests — agent workflows and tool adapters
• McpServer.Repl.Core.Tests / .IntegrationTests — REPL protocol
• McpServer.Cqrs.Tests — CQRS dispatcher and pipeline
• 7 SpecFlow validation projects (Context, GitHub, Repo, SessionLog, Todo, ToolRegistry, Workspace)

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK (version in global.json)
• PowerShell 7+ (pwsh.exe)
• Optional: Windows SDK (makeappx.exe) for MSIX, GitHub CLI (gh) for GitHub endpoints

Documentation

Document	Purpose
User Guide	End-user setup and usage
Server Guide	Operations and configuration
Client Integration	NuGet client library usage
REPL Migration Guide	Migrating to mcpserver-repl
FAQ	Common questions
Release Checklist	Pre-release verification
Azure Pipelines	CI/CD variables and retention

License

See LICENSE for details.

Shared Plugin Surfaces

This repository is the canonical home for the shared client surfaces used by all McpServer agent plugins:

• PowerShell: tools/powershell/McpRepl (published to PS Gallery as McpRepl)
• TypeScript: tools/typescript/mcp-repl-ts (published to npm as @sharpninja/mcp-repl)

See the respective READMEs in those directories and GROK-USAGE.md in the grok-plugin for usage details.