mcp-builder
mcp-builder is an agent skill published by microsoft, listed under building agents. It lives in the microsoft/skills repository, which has 3,148 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Generates MCP servers for integrating external APIs or services, supporting Python (FastMCP), Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK), and C#/.NET (Microsoft MCP SDK).
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads microsoft/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add microsoft/skills
Maintenance
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP), Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK), or C#/.NET (Microsoft MCP SDK).
mcp-builder compared with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-builder (this page) | microsoft | Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with extern… | 3,148 | 2026-10-25 |
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| m365-agent-evaluator(same repository) | microsoft | Use this skill when a user wants to create, run, or analyze evaluation suites for Microsoft 365 Copilot decla… | 3,148 | 2026-10-25 |
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Common questions about mcp-builder
- What does mcp-builder do?
- Generates MCP servers for integrating external APIs or services, supporting Python (FastMCP), Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK), and C#/.NET (Microsoft MCP SDK).
- How do I install mcp-builder?
- Run npx skills add microsoft/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes mcp-builder?
- microsoft.
- Is mcp-builder maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 3,148 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25. The repository declares the MIT licence.
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