Coding Standards

Coding Standards MCP Server provides ready-to-use tools for accessing coding style guidelines and best practices across Java, Python, and React. You can fetch language-specific guides and adopt consistent, high-quality coding practices across projects by querying the MCP server through a client.

How to use

You connect to this MCP server through an MCP client. After starting the server, you can request style guides and best practices for Java, Python, and React. Use the client’s standard commands to call each endpoint and display the results in Markdown for easy reading. You can integrate these outputs into your project onboarding, code reviews, or continuous learning workflows.

How to install

Prerequisites you need before installation are Python 3.8 or newer and the MCP package installed with Python’s package manager.

Install the MCP package.

pip install mcp

Install the MCP server in your environment using the MCP tool. This example reflects how to install the server script named server.py in your working environment.

mcp install server.py

Run the server in development mode so you can test and inspect outputs locally. The MCP inspector will be available on port 3000.

mcp dev server.py

Configuration

Configure your MCP client to connect to the local server. The following example shows how to add the server to your MCP client configuration so it can be started and accessed via the client tooling.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coding_standards": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "/absolute/path/to/coding-standards-mcp/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Notes on usage and capabilities

When you run the server, you can request specific endpoints to retrieve guides and best practices. Typical tool endpoints include Java style guides, Java best practices, Python style guides, Python best practices, and React best practices. Each endpoint returns Markdown-formatted content suitable for inclusion in docs, READMEs, or onboarding materials.

Available tools

java_style_guide

Get Java coding style guidelines including clean code practices, naming conventions, and code organization.

java_best_practices

Get Java application best practices covering project structure, architecture, testing, and security.

python_style_guide

Get Python coding style guidelines based on PEP 8 and Pythonic coding practices.

python_best_practices

Get Python best practices for project layout, dependency management, and testing.

react_best_practices

Get React best practices focusing on component patterns, hooks usage, and TypeScript integration.