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Ruby MCP Server Generator

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Quickly create a Ruby MCP server project.

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Updated Aug 10, 2026
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What Ruby MCP Server Generator does

The Ruby MCP Server Generator is a tool designed to streamline the process of creating a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using Ruby. This skill generates a complete project structure that includes essential files and directories, allowing developers to focus on building their server functionality rather than worrying about initial setup. The generated project includes a Gemfile for dependency management, a Rakefile for task automation, and a well-organized directory structure that separates the server logic, tools, prompts, and resources.

When you invoke this skill, it produces a project with a predefined structure, including a main server file, tool implementations for greeting and calculations, and a code review prompt. Each component is designed to adhere to the MCP standards, making it easier for developers to implement their server logic. The tools, such as the GreetTool and CalculateTool, come with defined input and output schemas, ensuring that they can be integrated seamlessly into the MCP framework.

This skill is particularly useful for Ruby developers looking to implement MCP servers without starting from scratch. By automating the project creation process, it saves time and reduces the potential for errors in the initial setup. The generated README file provides guidance on how to get started, making it accessible for both new and experienced developers. Whether you're building a simple tool or a more complex server application, this generator provides a solid foundation to build upon.

When to use it

Use this skill when you need to quickly generate a Ruby MCP server project with a standard structure and essential components.

When not to use it

This skill may not be suitable if you require a highly customized project structure or specific configurations not covered by the generated templates.

What you can build with it

Quick Server Setup

Generate a new Ruby MCP server project in minutes, allowing you to focus on implementation.

Standardized Project Structure

Ensure consistency across multiple MCP server projects by using a predefined structure.

Integration with MCP Tools

Easily integrate tools like GreetTool and CalculateTool into your server with predefined implementations.

How to install Ruby MCP Server Generator

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1. Install with the skills CLI

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot/ruby-mcp-server-generator --agent claude-code

2. Or install it manually

Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.

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Ruby MCP Server Generator

Generate a complete, production-ready MCP server in Ruby using the official Ruby SDK.

Project Generation

When asked to create a Ruby MCP server, generate a complete project with this structure:

my-mcp-server/
├── Gemfile
├── Rakefile
├── lib/
│   ├── my_mcp_server.rb
│   ├── my_mcp_server/
│   │   ├── server.rb
│   │   ├── tools/
│   │   │   ├── greet_tool.rb
│   │   │   └── calculate_tool.rb
│   │   ├── prompts/
│   │   │   └── code_review_prompt.rb
│   │   └── resources/
│   │       └── example_resource.rb
├── bin/
│   └── mcp-server
├── test/
│   ├── test_helper.rb
│   └── tools/
│       ├── greet_tool_test.rb
│       └── calculate_tool_test.rb
└── README.md

Gemfile Template

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'mcp', '~> 0.4.0'

group :development, :test do
  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
  gem 'rake', '~> 13.0'
  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.50'
end

Rakefile Template

require 'rake/testtask'
require 'rubocop/rake_task'

Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
  t.libs << 'test'
  t.libs << 'lib'
  t.test_files = FileList['test/**/*_test.rb']
end

RuboCop::RakeTask.new

task default: %i[test rubocop]

lib/my_mcp_server.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'mcp'
require_relative 'my_mcp_server/server'
require_relative 'my_mcp_server/tools/greet_tool'
require_relative 'my_mcp_server/tools/calculate_tool'
require_relative 'my_mcp_server/prompts/code_review_prompt'
require_relative 'my_mcp_server/resources/example_resource'

module MyMcpServer
  VERSION = '1.0.0'
end

lib/my_mcp_server/server.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

module MyMcpServer
  class Server
    attr_reader :mcp_server
    
    def initialize(server_context: {})
      @mcp_server = MCP::Server.new(
        name: 'my_mcp_server',
        version: MyMcpServer::VERSION,
        tools: [
          Tools::GreetTool,
          Tools::CalculateTool
        ],
        prompts: [
          Prompts::CodeReviewPrompt
        ],
        resources: [
          Resources::ExampleResource.resource
        ],
        server_context: server_context
      )
      
      setup_resource_handler
    end
    
    def handle_json(json_string)
      mcp_server.handle_json(json_string)
    end
    
    def start_stdio
      transport = MCP::Server::Transports::StdioTransport.new(mcp_server)
      transport.open
    end
    
    private
    
    def setup_resource_handler
      mcp_server.resources_read_handler do |params|
        Resources::ExampleResource.read(params[:uri])
      end
    end
  end
end

lib/my_mcp_server/tools/greet_tool.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

module MyMcpServer
  module Tools
    class GreetTool < MCP::Tool
      tool_name 'greet'
      description 'Generate a greeting message'
      
      input_schema(
        properties: {
          name: {
            type: 'string',
            description: 'Name to greet'
          }
        },
        required: ['name']
      )
      
      output_schema(
        properties: {
          message: { type: 'string' },
          timestamp: { type: 'string', format: 'date-time' }
        },
        required: ['message', 'timestamp']
      )
      
      annotations(
        read_only_hint: true,
        idempotent_hint: true
      )
      
      def self.call(name:, server_context:)
        timestamp = Time.now.iso8601
        message = "Hello, #{name}! Welcome to MCP."
        
        structured_data = {
          message: message,
          timestamp: timestamp
        }
        
        MCP::Tool::Response.new(
          [{ type: 'text', text: message }],
          structured_content: structured_data
        )
      end
    end
  end
end

lib/my_mcp_server/tools/calculate_tool.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

module MyMcpServer
  module Tools
    class CalculateTool < MCP::Tool
      tool_name 'calculate'
      description 'Perform mathematical calculations'
      
      input_schema(
        properties: {
          operation: {
            type: 'string',
            description: 'Operation to perform',
            enum: ['add', 'subtract', 'multiply', 'divide']
          },
          a: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'First operand'
          },
          b: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'Second operand'
          }
        },
        required: ['operation', 'a', 'b']
      )
      
      output_schema(
        properties: {
          result: { type: 'number' },
          operation: { type: 'string' }
        },
        required: ['result', 'operation']
      )
      
      annotations(
        read_only_hint: true,
        idempotent_hint: true
      )
      
      def self.call(operation:, a:, b:, server_context:)
        result = case operation
                 when 'add' then a + b
                 when 'subtract' then a - b
                 when 'multiply' then a * b
                 when 'divide'
                   return error_response('Division by zero') if b.zero?
                   a / b.to_f
                 else
                   return error_response("Unknown operation: #{operation}")
                 end
        
        structured_data = {
          result: result,
          operation: operation
        }
        
        MCP::Tool::Response.new(
          [{ type: 'text', text: "Result: #{result}" }],
          structured_content: structured_data
        )
      end
      
      def self.error_response(message)
        MCP::Tool::Response.new(
          [{ type: 'text', text: message }],
          is_error: true
        )
      end
    end
  end
end

lib/my_mcp_server/prompts/code_review_prompt.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

module MyMcpServer
  module Prompts
    class CodeReviewPrompt < MCP::Prompt
      prompt_name 'code_review'
      description 'Generate a code review prompt'
      
      arguments [
        MCP::Prompt::Argument.new(
          name: 'language',
          description: 'Programming language',
          required: true
        ),
        MCP::Prompt::Argument.new(
          name: 'focus',
          description: 'Review focus area (e.g., performance, security)',
          required: false
        )
      ]
      
      meta(
        version: '1.0',
        category: 'development'
      )
      
      def self.template(args, server_context:)
        language = args['language'] || 'Ruby'
        focus = args['focus'] || 'general quality'
        
        MCP::Prompt::Result.new(
          description: "Code review for #{language} with focus on #{focus}",
          messages: [
            MCP::Prompt::Message.new(
              role: 'user',
              content: MCP::Content::Text.new(
                "Please review this #{language} code with focus on #{focus}."
              )
            ),
            MCP::Prompt::Message.new(
              role: 'assistant',
              content: MCP::Content::Text.new(
                "I'll review the code focusing on #{focus}. Please share the code."
              )
            ),
            MCP::Prompt::Message.new(
              role: 'user',
              content: MCP::Content::Text.new(
                '[paste code here]'
              )
            )
          ]
        )
      end
    end
  end
end

lib/my_mcp_server/resources/example_resource.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

module MyMcpServer
  module Resources
    class ExampleResource
      RESOURCE_URI = 'resource://data/example'
      
      def self.resource
        MCP::Resource.new(
          uri: RESOURCE_URI,
          name: 'example-data',
          description: 'Example resource data',
          mime_type: 'application/json'
        )
      end
      
      def self.read(uri)
        return [] unless uri == RESOURCE_URI
        
        data = {
          message: 'Example resource data',
          timestamp: Time.now.iso8601,
          version: MyMcpServer::VERSION
        }
        
        [{
          uri: uri,
          mimeType: 'application/json',
          text: data.to_json
        }]
      end
    end
  end
end

bin/mcp-server Template

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# frozen_string_literal: true

require_relative '../lib/my_mcp_server'

begin
  server = MyMcpServer::Server.new
  server.start_stdio
rescue Interrupt
  warn "\nShutting down server..."
  exit 0
rescue StandardError => e
  warn "Error: #{e.message}"
  warn e.backtrace.join("\n")
  exit 1
end

Make the file executable:

chmod +x bin/mcp-server

test/test_helper.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path('../lib', __dir__)
require 'my_mcp_server'
require 'minitest/autorun'

test/tools/greet_tool_test.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'test_helper'

module MyMcpServer
  module Tools
    class GreetToolTest < Minitest::Test
      def test_greet_with_name
        response = GreetTool.call(
          name: 'Ruby',
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        refute response.is_error
        assert_equal 1, response.content.length
        assert_match(/Ruby/, response.content.first[:text])
        
        assert response.structured_content
        assert_equal 'Hello, Ruby! Welcome to MCP.', response.structured_content[:message]
      end
      
      def test_output_schema_validation
        response = GreetTool.call(
          name: 'Test',
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        assert response.structured_content.key?(:message)
        assert response.structured_content.key?(:timestamp)
      end
    end
  end
end

test/tools/calculate_tool_test.rb Template

# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'test_helper'

module MyMcpServer
  module Tools
    class CalculateToolTest < Minitest::Test
      def test_addition
        response = CalculateTool.call(
          operation: 'add',
          a: 5,
          b: 3,
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        refute response.is_error
        assert_equal 8, response.structured_content[:result]
      end
      
      def test_subtraction
        response = CalculateTool.call(
          operation: 'subtract',
          a: 10,
          b: 4,
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        refute response.is_error
        assert_equal 6, response.structured_content[:result]
      end
      
      def test_multiplication
        response = CalculateTool.call(
          operation: 'multiply',
          a: 6,
          b: 7,
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        refute response.is_error
        assert_equal 42, response.structured_content[:result]
      end
      
      def test_division
        response = CalculateTool.call(
          operation: 'divide',
          a: 15,
          b: 3,
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        refute response.is_error
        assert_equal 5.0, response.structured_content[:result]
      end
      
      def test_division_by_zero
        response = CalculateTool.call(
          operation: 'divide',
          a: 10,
          b: 0,
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        assert response.is_error
        assert_match(/Division by zero/, response.content.first[:text])
      end
      
      def test_unknown_operation
        response = CalculateTool.call(
          operation: 'modulo',
          a: 10,
          b: 3,
          server_context: {}
        )
        
        assert response.is_error
        assert_match(/Unknown operation/, response.content.first[:text])
      end
    end
  end
end

README.md Template

# My MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server built with Ruby and the official MCP Ruby SDK.

## Features

- ✅ Tools: greet, calculate
- ✅ Prompts: code_review
- ✅ Resources: example-data
- ✅ Input/output schemas
- ✅ Tool annotations
- ✅ Structured content
- ✅ Full test coverage

## Requirements

- Ruby 3.0 or later

## Installation

```bash
bundle install
```

## Usage

### Stdio Transport

Run the server:

```bash
bundle exec bin/mcp-server
```

Then send JSON-RPC requests:

```bash
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"1","method":"ping"}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"2","method":"tools/list"}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"3","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"greet","arguments":{"name":"Ruby"}}}
```

### Rails Integration

Add to your Rails controller:

```ruby
class McpController < ApplicationController
  def index
    server = MyMcpServer::Server.new(
      server_context: { user_id: current_user.id }
    )
    render json: server.handle_json(request.body.read)
  end
end
```

## Testing

Run tests:

```bash
bundle exec rake test
```

Run linter:

```bash
bundle exec rake rubocop
```

Run all checks:

```bash
bundle exec rake
```

## Integration with Claude Desktop

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-mcp-server": {
      "command": "bundle",
      "args": ["exec", "bin/mcp-server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/my-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

## Project Structure

```
my-mcp-server/
├── Gemfile              # Dependencies
├── Rakefile             # Build tasks
├── lib/                 # Source code
│   ├── my_mcp_server.rb # Main entry point
│   └── my_mcp_server/   # Module namespace
│       ├── server.rb    # Server setup
│       ├── tools/       # Tool implementations
│       ├── prompts/     # Prompt templates
│       └── resources/   # Resource handlers
├── bin/                 # Executables
│   └── mcp-server       # Stdio server
├── test/                # Test suite
│   ├── test_helper.rb   # Test configuration
│   └── tools/           # Tool tests
└── README.md            # This file
```

## License

MIT

Generation Instructions

  1. Ask for project name and description
  2. Generate all files with proper naming and module structure
  3. Use classes for tools and prompts for better organization
  4. Include input/output schemas for type safety
  5. Add tool annotations for behavior hints
  6. Include structured content in responses
  7. Implement comprehensive tests for all tools
  8. Follow Ruby conventions (snake_case, modules, frozen_string_literal)
  9. Add proper error handling with is_error flag
  10. Provide both stdio and HTTP usage examples

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