Minimal MCP server in Go showcasing project architecture
I'm relatively new to Go, but recently got interested in how MCP servers work. I started thinking about what the architecture of such a project might look like, and decided to build a minimalist version as an experiment. I based it on my past experience writing regular REST API servers and figured it might be useful or interesting to others as well.
Minimal MCP server in Go showcasing project architecture launched on April 7, 2025 with 83 votes, #541 of 7,818 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This is a minimal MCP server written in Go that demonstrates how to structure such a project. Built by someone learning Go, it applies REST API server patterns to show practical architecture for MCP servers. The project serves as a reference example for developers interested in understanding how MCP servers work and can be organized.
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