Overview

MCP (Model Context Protocol) Servers are containerized applications that provide tools and data sources for AI assistants like Claude Desktop.

What are MCP Servers?

MCP servers implement the Model Context Protocol to provide:
  • Tools: Functions that AI assistants can call
  • Resources: Data sources and APIs
  • Prompts: Pre-defined prompt templates

Server Lifecycle

1

Registry

Servers are defined in the community registry with metadata and capabilities
2

Deployment

Deploy servers to your workspace with ntcli server deploy
3

Scaling

Servers auto-scale from 0 to N replicas based on demand
4

Integration

Connect to Claude Desktop or use via HTTP API
ServerDescriptionUse Cases
nationalparks-mcpUS National Parks dataTravel planning, research
finnhub-mcpStock market dataFinancial analysis
reverse-text-mcpText manipulationText processing