AgenticMarket CLI scaffolds a production-ready MCP server in under 30 seconds. Build from scratch or wrap an existing REST API — then deploy and start earning. For the full narrative tutorial with deployment, see How to Create an MCP Server — From Zero to Production.

Who this is for

• Creators who want to publish and monetize a server on AgenticMarket
• Teams building private MCP servers for internal use
• Developers who want to turn an existing REST API into MCP tools

Requirements

• Node.js 20.6+ (current LTS recommended)
• npm (or any Node package manager)
• No AgenticMarket account required to create — only to publish

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Quickstart

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npm install -g agenticmarket
agenticmarket create my-server
cd my-server
npm install
npm run dev

Open the MCP Inspector in a second terminal:

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npm run inspect

Connect at http://localhost:3000/mcp, add your x-mcp-secret header from .env, and start calling tools immediately.

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Choose a template

agenticmarket create asks a few questions and generates the right starter project.

Fresh Server

Start from scratch with a production-ready MCP server and one reference tool (echo).

Use this when you are building something new or want full control of the tool design.

API Wrapper

Turn an existing REST API into MCP tools in minutes. The scaffold includes a pre-configured API client with:

• Auth injection (API key or bearer token) from environment variables
• Configurable request timeout with API_TIMEOUT_MS
• Typed error handling with ApiClientError
• Clean helpers: apiClient.get(), apiClient.post()

What you would write manually:

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// ~80 lines of boilerplate per endpoint
const res = await fetch("https://api.example.com/users?q=test", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.API_KEY ?? "" },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10000),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();

What the scaffold gives you:

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// Auth, timeout, errors — all handled
const data = await apiClient.get("/users", { q: "test" });

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What gets generated

my-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts              # Hono server + MCP Streamable HTTP transport
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   ├── security.ts       # HTTPS, secret header, CORS, header stripping
│   │   ├── rateLimit.ts      # Per-IP sliding window rate limiter
│   │   ├── logger.ts         # Color-coded dev request logger
│   │   └── audit.ts          # Structured production audit logs
│   ├── tools/
│   │   ├── index.ts          # Tool registry (auto-managed by CLI)
│   │   └── echo.ts           # Reference tool with Zod validation
│   ├── lib/                  # (API wrapper only)
│   │   └── api-client.ts     # Pre-configured HTTP client
│   └── types.ts
├── .mcp/server.json          # Official MCP registry schema
├── .env                      # Auto-generated secret (gitignored)
├── .env.example              # Template for other developers
├── package.json              # dev, build, inspect, validate, release
├── tsconfig.json
├── wrangler.toml             # or Dockerfile, based on deploy target
├── AGENTS.md                 # AI agent context file
└── README.md

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Production-ready defaults

Every scaffold ships with security and reliability wired in as middleware — difficult to accidentally remove:

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Available scripts

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Next steps

• Add tools to your server
• Test with the MCP Inspector
• Validate and deploy
• Publish and earn on AgenticMarket