mcp-resource-uri-designer

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Design and implement MCP resource URI schemes and templates with proper naming, hierarchy, and documentation.

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MCP Resource URI Designer

Design and implement resource URI schemes for MCP servers.

Capabilities

Design URI schemes for resources
Create URI template patterns
Generate URI parsing utilities
Document resource hierarchies
Implement content type mapping
Create resource discovery

Usage

Invoke this skill when you need to:

Design URI schemes for MCP resources
Create URI template patterns
Implement resource hierarchies
Document resource APIs

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
domain	string	Yes	Resource domain (e.g., files, database)
resources	array	Yes	Resource definitions
language	string	No	Implementation language (default: typescript)

Resource Structure

{
  "domain": "database",
  "resources": [
    {
      "pattern": "db://{database}/tables/{table}",
      "name": "Database Table",
      "description": "Access database table schema and data",
      "mimeType": "application/json",
      "parameters": {
        "database": { "description": "Database name" },
        "table": { "description": "Table name" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Generated Patterns

TypeScript URI Handler

import { Resource, ResourceTemplate } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';

// URI Templates
const URI_TEMPLATES = {
  table: 'db://{database}/tables/{table}',
  schema: 'db://{database}/schema',
  query: 'db://{database}/query/{queryId}',
} as const;

// Parse URI to extract parameters
export function parseResourceUri(uri: string): {
  type: keyof typeof URI_TEMPLATES;
  params: Record<string, string>;
} | null {
  const patterns = [
    { type: 'table' as const, regex: /^db:\/\/([^/]+)\/tables\/([^/]+)$/ },
    { type: 'schema' as const, regex: /^db:\/\/([^/]+)\/schema$/ },
    { type: 'query' as const, regex: /^db:\/\/([^/]+)\/query\/([^/]+)$/ },
  ];

  for (const { type, regex } of patterns) {
    const match = uri.match(regex);
    if (match) {
      if (type === 'table') {
        return { type, params: { database: match[1], table: match[2] } };
      } else if (type === 'schema') {
        return { type, params: { database: match[1] } };
      } else if (type === 'query') {
        return { type, params: { database: match[1], queryId: match[2] } };
      }
    }
  }
  return null;
}

// Build URI from parameters
export function buildResourceUri(
  type: keyof typeof URI_TEMPLATES,
  params: Record<string, string>
): string {
  let uri = URI_TEMPLATES[type];
  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(params)) {
    uri = uri.replace(`{${key}}`, encodeURIComponent(value));
  }
  return uri;
}

// List available resource templates
export function listResourceTemplates(): ResourceTemplate[] {
  return [
    {
      uriTemplate: URI_TEMPLATES.table,
      name: 'Database Table',
      description: 'Access database table schema and data',
      mimeType: 'application/json',
    },
    {
      uriTemplate: URI_TEMPLATES.schema,
      name: 'Database Schema',
      description: 'Full database schema information',
      mimeType: 'application/json',
    },
  ];
}

URI Design Guidelines

Scheme Selection

file:// - File system resources
db:// - Database resources
http://, https:// - Web resources
git:// - Git repository resources
Custom schemes for domain-specific resources

Hierarchy Patterns

db://{database}/tables/{table}
db://{database}/tables/{table}/rows/{rowId}
db://{database}/views/{view}
db://{database}/functions/{function}

file:///{path}
file:///projects/{project}/src/{file}

git://{repo}/branches/{branch}/files/{path}

Workflow

Analyze domain - Understand resource types
Design scheme - Choose URI scheme
Define templates - Create URI patterns
Generate parser - URI parsing utilities
Create builder - URI construction helpers
Document resources - API documentation

Target Processes

mcp-resource-provider
mcp-server-bootstrap
mcp-tool-documentation