My First MCP Project

This project demonstrates the use of MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that retrieves data from the DummyJSON API. Built using Cursor IDE with the default agent.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation and Usage
• Cursor Configuration
• License

Features

Products API Tools

• get_products
  • Description: Get a list of products with optional filtering and pagination
  • Parameters:
    • id (string, optional): Filter products by ID
    • q (string, optional): Filter products by title
    • category (string, optional): Filter products by category
    • brand (string, optional): Filter products by brand
    • price (number, optional): Filter products by price
    • rating (number, optional): Filter products by rating
    • skip (number, optional, default: 0): Number of products to skip
    • limit (number, optional, default: 10): Maximum number of products to return
  • Returns: A list of products matching the specified criteria
  • Data Source: DummyJSON API (https://dummyjson.com/products)

Installation and Usage

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 23 or higher)
• Docker and Docker Compose
• WSL2 (if using Windows)

Cursor Configuration

To configure this MCP server with Cursor:

1. Open Cursor
2. Press:
   • Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + P
   • macOS: Cmd + Shift + P
3. Type "Configure MCP Server" and select it
4. Add the appropriate configuration based on your setup:

For Windows (without WSL) or Linux:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PROJECT/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

For WSL Users:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "wsl.exe",
      "args": [
        "-e",
        "ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NODE/.nvm/versions/node/v23.11.0/bin/node",
        "ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PROJECT/src/index.ts"
      ]
    }
  }
}

To find your Node.js path, run:

which node

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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