# chuk-mcp-echo-server

> MCP Echo Server

Record `chuk-mcp-echo-server` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/chuk-mcp-echo-server/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/chuk-mcp-echo-server
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/chuk-mcp-echo-server/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-servers
- repository: https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-servers/issues
- version: 0.1.10
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:chuk-mcp-echo-server

### Description (declared)

# MCP Echo Server

## Overview

The MCP Echo Server is a lightweight Python-based microservice designed to provide simple echo functionality. It receives messages and returns them back to the client, serving as a basic diagnostic and testing tool within the MCP framework.

## Project Details

- **Version**: 0.1.0
- **Python Compatibility**: Python 3.11+

## Features

- **Message Echo**: Returns any message sent to the server
- **Comprehensive Validation**: Robust input validation using Pydantic models
- **Async Server Architecture**: Built with asyncio for efficient performance
- **Flexible Configuration**: Configurable through environment variables and config files

## Dependencies

Core dependencies:
- mcp (>=1.6.0)
- pydantic (>=2.11.2)
- PyYAML (>=6.0.2)

Development dependencies:
- pytest (>=8.3.5)

## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.11 or higher
- pip
- (Optional) Virtual environment recommended

### Install from PyPI

```bash
pip install chuk-mcp-echo-server
```

### Install from Source

1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone <repository-url>
cd chuk-mcp-echo-server
```

2. Create a virtual environment:
```bash
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`
```

3. Install the package:
```bash
pip install .  # Installs the package in editable mode
```

### Development Installation

To set up for development:
```bash
pip install .[dev]  # Installs package with development dependencies
```

## Running the Server

### Command-Line Interface

```bash
chuk-mcp-echo-server
```

### Programmatic Usage

```python
from chuk_mcp_echo_server.main import main

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
```

## Environment Variables

- `NO_BOOTSTRAP`: Set to disable component bootstrapping
- Other configuration options can be set in the configuration files

## Available Tools

### Echo

**Input**:
- `message`: The string message to echo back

**Example**:
```python
echo("Hello, world!")
```

**Returns**:
- The original …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (1, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/chuk-mcp-echo-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T11:30:28.542Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/chuk-mcp-echo-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/chuk-mcp-echo-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:chuk-mcp-echo-server