MCP Server Templates (Legacy)

MCP Server Templates (Legacy) is a flexible platform that provides Docker and Kubernetes backends, a lightweight CLI (mcpt), and client utilities for seamless MCP integration. It enables you to spin up servers from templates, route requests through a single endpoint with load balancing, and support both deployed (HTTP) and local (stdio) transports — all with sensible defaults and YAML-based configs. This legacy variant lays the groundwork for MCP integrations, while offering a clear upgrade path to the newer MCP Platform. The project emphasizes migration guidance to keep existing configurations working as you move to enhanced architecture and capabilities.

This MCP server template provides a proven route to deploy MCP-backed services using Docker or Kubernetes backends, with a dedicated CLI (mcpt) and client utilities for MCP integration. It also outlines a clear upgrade path to MCP Platform. Use this legacy template to bootstrap MCP deployments from YAML configs, route traffic through a central endpoint, and run either deployed HTTP transports or local stdio transports. As part of the migration guidance, you can upgrade to MCP Platform and switch to the new CLI (mcpp) while preserving your existing configurations.

Migration example from the docs:

<h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold mt-5 mb-3">Uninstall old package</h1>
pip uninstall mcp-templates
<h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold mt-5 mb-3">Install new package</h1>
pip install mcp-platform
<h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold mt-5 mb-3">Use new command (all your configs work the same!)</h1>
mcpp deploy demo  # instead of mcpt deploy demo