Procplan MCP Server

procplan-mcp-server

Minimal MCP server exposing a single tool read_projects that proxies to a local (or remote) Projects REST service.

Upgraded to FastMCP v2 – using the modern from fastmcp import FastMCP import and @mcp.tool decorator style. Earlier examples that used from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP or @server.tool() are now deprecated here.

Tool: read_projects

Inputs:

• project_id (optional, string): If supplied fetches /projects/, otherwise /projects.

Output:

• JSON object: If upstream returned a list it is wrapped as { "projects": [...], "count": N }, otherwise the JSON is passed through.

Environment Variables

• PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL (default: http://localhost:5001)

server.py calls load_dotenv() at import time, so a local .env file in the project root will be read automatically.

Ways to set PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL

1. Inline per command (fastest):

	PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL="http://localhost:5005" uv run python server.py

1. Export in current shell session:

	export PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL="http://localhost:5005"
	uv run python server.py

1. .env file (auto-loaded):

	PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL=http://localhost:5005

1. Wrapper script (run.sh):

	#!/usr/bin/env bash
	export PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL="http://projects:5005"
	uv run python server.py

1. Docker / Compose:

	services:
	  mcp-server:
		 image: your-image
		 environment:
			PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL: http://projects:5005

1. systemd service (Linux):

	[Service]
	Environment=PROJECTS_SERVICE_URL=http://projects:5005
	ExecStart=/usr/bin/uv run python /opt/procplan-mcp-server/server.py

1. Client integration (MCP host app): configure env before spawning the process.

If unset, the server falls back to http://localhost:5001.

Expected Upstream API

GET /projects            -> 200 JSON list
GET /projects/       -> 200 JSON object

Run the Server (stdio)

uv run python server.py

Install / Sync Dependencies

After cloning or changing dependencies:

uv sync           # installs fastmcp, httpx, dotenv (stdlib usage only) per pyproject.toml

If you previously used the legacy SDK:

uv remove mcp[cli]
uv add fastmcp>=2.0.0

List Tools (manual test)

echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' | uv run python server.py

Call Tool (list projects)

echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"read_projects","arguments":{}}}' | uv run python server.py

Call Tool (single project)

echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"read_projects","arguments":{"project_id":"123"}}}' | uv run python server.py

Add Dependency / Lock Update

uv add httpx

Notes

• Uses mcp[cli] fast server helper (FastMCP).
• Network timeouts set to 10s.
• Non-2xx responses surface as tool errors to the client.

FastMCP v2 Differences

• Import path: from fastmcp import FastMCP
• Decorator style: @mcp.tool vs older @server.tool()
• Same mcp.run() entry point for stdio execution
• Designed for richer ecosystem (composition, auth, proxies). This project only uses the minimal tool exposure.

Upgrade Checklist (from older implementation)

1. Replace legacy import with from fastmcp import FastMCP
2. Rename instance variable (e.g. server -> mcp for clarity)
3. Change decorators to @mcp.tool
4. Update dependency in pyproject.toml
5. Run uv sync
6. (Optional) Add new tools / resources using FastMCP 2.x patterns

Planned Enhancements (Optional)

• Add a search_projects tool with query filtering
• Introduce retries & exponential backoff for transient upstream failures
• Add JSON schema validation of upstream responses
• Provide OpenAPI-like resource exposure using FastMCP composition patterns