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Developer bypasses SDK, builds MCP server directly

A developer built a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server without using the official SDK, opting instead to implement the wire protocol directly. This approach was chosen because the SDK's provided transports, STDIO and StreamableHTTPServerTransport, did not align with the developer's chosen backend framework, Hono, which uses a different request/response object structure. By adhering to the published MCP specification, the developer successfully created a server exposing nine tools over JSON-RPC 2.0, suitable for MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop and Cursor. AI

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IMPACT Demonstrates alternative integration paths for AI tools, potentially reducing friction for developers using non-standard frameworks.

RANK_REASON Developer describes a technical implementation choice for a specific product, not a general industry trend or release.

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 · Claude-Alain Martin ·

    I built an MCP server without the @modelcontextprotocol/sdk — here's what I learned

    <p>I shipped a Model Context Protocol server last month. It's live on Anthropic's official registry as <code>io.github.cammac-creator/openswissdata</code>. It exposes nine tools over JSON-RPC 2.0 to any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, you name it).</p> <p>I …