mcp-apps

CopilotKit <> MCP Apps Starter

This is a starter template for integrating MCP Apps with CopilotKit. It uses the Three.js example from the official Model Context Protocol organization on GitHub.

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Project Structure

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├── app/                   # Next.js App Router pages and API routes
│   ├── page.tsx           # Main page
│   └── api/copilotkit/    # CopilotKit API route
├── threejs-server/        # MCP App Server (Three.js)
│   ├── server.ts          # Server entry point
│   ├── src/               # Three.js app source
│   └── package.json
├── scripts/               # MCP server run scripts
├── next.config.ts
├── tsconfig.json
└── package.json

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• Any of the following package managers:
  • npm (default)
  • pnpm
  • yarn
  • bun
• OpenAI API Key

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies using your preferred package manager:

# Using npm (default)
npm install

# Using pnpm
pnpm install

# Using yarn
yarn install

# Using bun
bun install

The postinstall script automatically installs the MCP server dependencies in threejs-server/.

2. Set up your environment variables:

echo 'OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key-here' > .env

3. Start the development servers:

# Using npm (default)
npm run dev

# Using pnpm
pnpm dev

# Using yarn
yarn dev

# Using bun
bun run dev

This starts both the Next.js app and the MCP server concurrently.

Available Scripts

The following scripts can also be run using your preferred package manager:

• dev - Starts both the UI and MCP server in development mode
• dev:ui - Starts only the Next.js UI server
• dev:mcp - Starts only the MCP App Server
• build - Builds the Next.js application for production
• start - Starts the production server

Customization

The main UI component is in app/page.tsx. You can:

• Modify the theme colors and styling
• Add new frontend actions
• Customize the CopilotKit sidebar appearance

The MCP App Server code is in threejs-server/.

Documentation

• CopilotKit Documentation - Explore CopilotKit's capabilities
• Next.js Documentation - Learn about Next.js features and API
• MCP Apps Documentation - Learn more about MCP Apps and how to use it

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests! This starter is designed to be easily extensible.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.