mcp-integration

Agent Building

MCP server development, usage, and integration patterns. Use when developing new MCP servers or integrating existing ones with agents.

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MCP Integration

Guide for developing and using MCP servers in Kubani.

Available MCP Servers

Server	Purpose	Location
temporal-mcp	Workflow orchestration	`kubani/mcp/servers/temporal/`
qdrant-mcp	Vector search	`kubani/mcp/servers/qdrant/`
memory-mcp	Unified memory (Qdrant + Neo4j + Redis)	`kubani/mcp/servers/memory/`
discord-mcp	Discord integration	`kubani/mcp/servers/discord/`
skills-mcp	Skills registry	`kubani/mcp/servers/skills/`

Using MCP in Agents

from kubani.framework.mcp import get_mcp_client

client = get_mcp_client()

# Memory operations
await client.memory.store_learning(agent_id="k8s-monitor", ...)

# Temporal operations
workflows = await client.temporal.list_workflows(status="running")

# Discord operations
await client.discord.send_embed(channel_id=..., title="Alert", ...)

# Qdrant operations
results = await client.qdrant.search_vectors(collection="skills", ...)

Creating a New MCP Server

Template (Python FastMCP)

from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP

mcp = FastMCP("my-mcp-server")

@mcp.tool()
async def my_tool(param: str) -> dict:
    """Tool description for LLM understanding."""
    return {"result": param}

if __name__ == "__main__":
    mcp.run()

Project Structure

kubani/mcp/servers/my-server/
├── src/my_mcp/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── server.py      # MCP server implementation
│   └── models.py      # Pydantic models
├── tests/
├── pyproject.toml
└── README.md

Tool Design Best Practices

Workflow-oriented: Tools should be agent-centric, not thin API wrappers
Descriptive docstrings: These become the tool descriptions Claude sees
Error handling: Return structured errors with suggestions, don't raise
Annotations: Use readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint
Actionable output: Curate responses — highlight issues, suggest actions

Registration

Add to .claude/mcp.json for Claude Code, or register for cluster use:

kubani mcp register my-mcp-server

Deployment

MCP servers run as cluster services via Kubernetes deployments in infrastructure/gitops/apps/mcp-servers/.