{"slug": "how-hn-mcp-server-with-100-engineering-tools-and-boilerplate-generator", "title": "How HN: MCP server with 100 engineering tools and boilerplate generator", "summary": "A developer released an MCP server providing Claude and other MCP-compatible AI with access to over 100 engineering tools, including search and boilerplate generation for 30+ stacks. The tool, available via npx, allows users to query tools by name, tag, or use case and retrieve starter files for popular frameworks.", "body_md": "An MCP server that gives Claude (or any MCP-compatible AI) instant access to a curated matrix of 100+ engineering tools — search by name, tag, or use case, browse by category, and pull ready-to-use boilerplate files for 30+ popular stacks.\n\nThree tools, zero configuration:\n\n** search_engineering_matrix** — find tools by name, tag, or use case. Multi-word queries work great.\n\n```\n\"python linter\"   → Ruff, ESLint\n\"ci cd\"           → GitHub Actions\n\"database sql\"    → PostgreSQL, Prisma, Supabase\n\"container\"       → Docker, Kubernetes\n```\n\n** list_categories** — browse all 6 categories with tool counts:\n\n`languages`\n\n, `frontend`\n\n, `backend`\n\n, `databases`\n\n, `devops`\n\n, `tooling`\n\n.** get_repository_boilerplate** — get starter files for a tool in one shot. Supports: TypeScript, Python, Node.js, React, Next.js, FastAPI, Docker, GitHub Actions, Rust, Go.\n\n```\nnpx @engineeringmatrixexplorer/engineering-matrix-explorer\n```\n\nOr install globally:\n\n```\nnpm install -g @engineeringmatrixexplorer/engineering-matrix-explorer\n```\n\nOpen your Claude Desktop config (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`\n\non macOS) and add:\n\n```\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"engineering-matrix-explorer\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\"-y\", \"@engineeringmatrixexplorer/engineering-matrix-explorer\"]\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\nRestart Claude Desktop. You'll see the tools appear automatically.\n\n```\nclaude mcp add engineering-matrix-explorer -- npx -y @engineeringmatrixexplorer/engineering-matrix-explorer\n```\n\nOnce connected, try asking Claude:\n\n*\"What TypeScript linting tools are available?\"**\"Give me a Docker boilerplate for my new project\"**\"What's in the devops category?\"**\"Find me a fast Python web framework\"**\"Set up a GitHub Actions CI config for my repo\"*\n\n| Category | Tools |\n|---|---|\n| Languages | TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go |\n| Frontend | React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Vite |\n| Backend | Node.js, Fastify, Express, FastAPI |\n| Databases | PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Prisma, Supabase |\n| DevOps | Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Vercel |\n| Tooling | ESLint, Prettier, Ruff, Vitest, Jest, pnpm |\n\n- Node.js 18+\n\nMIT", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-hn-mcp-server-with-100-engineering-tools-and-boilerplate-generator", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/officechbusinessservices-creator/engineering-matrix-explorer", "published_at": "2026-06-18 16:23:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-18 16:31:20.065139+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Claude", "GitHub Actions", "Docker", "Kubernetes", "PostgreSQL", "Prisma", "Supabase", "Node.js"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-hn-mcp-server-with-100-engineering-tools-and-boilerplate-generator", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-hn-mcp-server-with-100-engineering-tools-and-boilerplate-generator.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-hn-mcp-server-with-100-engineering-tools-and-boilerplate-generator.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-hn-mcp-server-with-100-engineering-tools-and-boilerplate-generator.jsonld"}}