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Sample mcp server for getting details about chess players

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Documentation & install

Readme and setup notes from the catalogue, plus a client-ready config you can copy for your MCP host.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bkoseda-mcpchesssampleserver": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/bkoseda/mcpchesssampleserver.git",
        "chess"
      ]
    }
  }
}

MCP servers provide scalable, chatty endpoints that you can run locally or remotely to power code-assisted interactions. This guide shows how to start a server from a GitHub repository using a runtime fetch-and-run approach, so you can begin testing against a live MCP endpoint quickly.

How to use

You will connect your MCP client to a running MCP server to request data sources, validations, or actions. Start the server with a runtime that fetches the latest code from GitHub, then point your MCP client at the local process. The client sends requests to the server, and you receive structured responses that drive your workflow. You can reuse this pattern to try different repositories that expose MCP endpoints.

How to install

Prerequisites: ensure you have the runtime installed on your system.

{
  "mcpServers": {
     "GithubHostedExample": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": [
          "--from",
          "git+https://github.com/bkoseda/mcpchesssampleserver.git",
          "chess"
        ]
     }
  }
}

Additional content

Run the server using the command shown below. This will download the MCP server from the specified GitHub repository and start it locally.

uvx --from git+https://github.com/bkoseda/mcpserverexample.git mcp-server