Need help: Setting up MCP client for stdio mode

[hardyslays]

Hi,
I am fairly new to the concept of AI Agents and MCP servers. I have a use case of running this MCP server from an MCP client using the stdio method.
The document is very good for explaining sse mode setup for the MCP, and I am able to run it using cmd.
However, I am completely stuck in how I can set up a MCP client and run the server in stdio mode from the client.

It would be very helpful if I can get a small example or sample to refer to, or at least the steps on how I can proceed for my use case.

Thanks!

[sooperset]

Hi @hardyslays,

Would you follow the debugging steps which are described in README?
For setting up an MCP client in stdio mode:

1. Use MCP Inspector to understand the protocol:

   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-atlassian

2. The stdio mode is default (no special flags needed)

3. Your client should:

   • Start the mcp-atlassian process
   • Send JSON requests through stdin
   • Read JSON responses from stdout

Running the Inspector will show you exactly how the request/response format works, which should help with your implementation.

[qorpus]

@hardyslays what client are you using?