GRACE Hello MCP

Name: GRACE Hello MCP
Author: rajitharul

by rajitharulversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.rajitharul/grace-hello-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

A very simple remote MCP server that greets you, with a custom icon.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://grace-hello-mcp.onrender.com/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http grace-hello https://grace-hello-mcp.onrender.com/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grace-hello": {
      "url": "https://grace-hello-mcp.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "grace-hello": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://grace-hello-mcp.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://grace-hello-mcp.onrender.com/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

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The registry name was verified with the GitHub account rajitharul, which owns the repo
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 18474 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 11% of the other 18474 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18474 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is GRACE Hello MCP safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, SwarmMemo

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README from the maker

Open the README

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GRACE Hello MCP

A very simple remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP transport) that advertises a custom icon per the MCP spec (rev 2025-11-25, SEP-973), ready to deploy on Render.

It exposes one tool, say_hello, and serves a custom PNG icon that is advertised in the initialize response's serverInfo.icons.

Project layout

File	Purpose
`server.js`	The MCP server (Express + `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`, Streamable HTTP).
`make_icon.py`	Generates `static/icon.png` (stdlib only, no deps). Edit to change the icon.
`static/icon.png`	The icon that gets advertised + served.
`render.yaml`	Render blueprint for one-click deploy.

Run locally

npm install

npm start # serves on http://localhost:3000

Landing/health page (shows the icon): http://localhost:3000/
MCP endpoint: http://localhost:3000/mcp
Icon: http://localhost:3000/icon.png

Quick smoke test:

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3000/mcp \

-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \ -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-11-25","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"curl","version":"0"}}}'

You should see serverInfo.icons in the response.

Or use the official MCP Inspector (renders the icon):

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

then connect to http://localhost:3000/mcp (Streamable HTTP)

Deploy on Render

Push this folder to a GitHub repo.
In Render: New ➜ Blueprint, point it at the repo. It reads render.yaml and creates a free Node web service. (Or New ➜ Web Service manually: build npm install, start npm start.)
Render injects RENDER_EXTERNAL_URL automatically, so server.js builds the correct absolute https:// .onrender.com/icon.png icon URL — no manual env vars needed.
Your MCP endpoint is https:// .onrender.com/mcp.

Note: Render's free plan sleeps on idle, so the first request after a while

may take ~30s to wake.

Add it to an MCP client

Claude Code (CLI):

claude mcp add --transport http grace-hello https://<your-service>.onrender.com/mcp

Then in a session: /mcp to see it, and ask Claude to "use say_hello to greet Rajith".

Claude Desktop / other GUI clients: add a remote/HTTP MCP server pointing at https:// .onrender.com/mcp.

About the icon (read this)

This server advertises its icon correctly per the MCP spec: the icons array appears on serverInfo (and on the tool). It must be an https:// or data: URI — we use the hosted https://.../icon.png.

Whether a client shows it is up to that client. Icon rendering is a newer, inconsistently-supported feature:

✅ MCP Inspector and other spec-aware clients read and display it.
⚠️ Claude Code / Claude Desktop currently still show their default placeholder for arbitrary third-party servers — the branded icons in Claude's marketplace are first-party integrations configured on Anthropic's side. As client icon support matures, this server is already compliant and will "just work" with no changes.

Customize

Icon: edit colors/shapes in make_icon.py, then npm run make-icon (regenerates static/icon.png). Or just drop your own 512×512 PNG at static/icon.png.
Tools: add more setRequestHandler cases / tool definitions in server.js.

GRACE Hello MCP

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

SwarmMemo

README from the maker

GRACE Hello MCP

Project layout

Run locally

then connect to http://localhost:3000/mcp (Streamable HTTP)

Deploy on Render

Add it to an MCP client

About the icon (read this)

Customize