drosera

Drosera MCP Server is a Rust-based example implementation intended to illustrate how an MCP server can be structured and interacted with. It is not a full MCP protocol implementation, but it demonstrates the basic flow of handling MCP messages, state management, and event wiring in a Rust project. To use it, you first build the Rust project and then run the resulting server executable. The server will start listening for MCP connections and respond according to the simplified example logic included in the repository. You can observe the behavior by connecting a client that speaks the MCP protocol and by inspecting logs produced by the server during operation.

Once running, you can experiment with the example MCP message handlers, observe how state transitions occur, and extend the codebase to add additional MCP hooks or custom behavior. Since this is an educational, in-progress example, you may need to adjust configuration or feature flags in the codebase to enable or disable specific behaviors. The included Rust example demonstrates how to structure the main loop, parse MCP packets, and manage per-connection state in a concise way suitable for learning.

If you want to integrate this with tooling, you can use standard Rust tooling (cargo test for tests, cargo run for launching, and cargo build for compilation) and connect to the server with a compatible MCP client or a simple socket-based client that can emit and receive MCP messages in the expected framing. Documentation in the repository explains where to find the example handlers and how to extend them.

Prerequisites:

• Rust toolchain (rustup, cargo) installed on your system
• Basic familiarity with building and running Rust projects

Installation and setup steps:

1. Install Rust (if not already installed):
   • Windows/macOS/Linux: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
   • Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation
2. Clone the repository containing the Drosera MCP Server:
   • git clone https://github.com/your-org/drosera-network-drosera-mcp-server.git
   • cd drosera-network-drosera-mcp-server
3. Build the project:
   • cargo build --release
4. Run the server (using the example cargo command):
   • cargo run --bin drosera
   • The server should start and listen on the configured MCP port (check the source for the default port or adjust as needed)
5. Optional: run tests if provided:
   • cargo test
6. If you prefer a different build profile or features, adjust Cargo.toml and re-run cargo build as needed.

Notes and tips:

• This repository contains a Rust-based, in-progress MCP server example. It is designed for educational purposes and may not implement the full MCP protocol or all edge-case handling.
• Check the source files for the actual MCP message parsing logic, state management, and per-connection handling. You may need to extend or modify these parts to fit your use case.
• Ensure your network firewall or local environment allows the MCP port used by the server to accept incoming connections during testing.
• If you encounter compilation errors, ensure you have the correct Rust toolchain installed (as specified in rust-toolchain or Cargo.toml) and that dependencies are resolvable.
• For debugging, consider adding logs or using a debugger to inspect the per-connection state machine and how MCP packets are being processed.