Frequently asked questions
Practical answers for developers, founders, and platform teams evaluating MCP server discovery, hosting, and governance.
Does MCPserver.in host MCP servers or only list them?
MCPserver.in supports discovery, hosted deployments, secure gateway access, logs, metrics, and enterprise controls for production MCP servers.
Which India regions are supported?
The platform is positioned around Mumbai and Bengaluru edge nodes for low-latency execution near Indian users and regulated data workloads.
Can teams use private MCP servers?
Yes. Private deployments can use isolated containers, encrypted credentials, access policies, audit logs, and team-level permissions.
How are credentials protected?
Credentials should be encrypted at rest, decrypted only inside isolated runtime memory, redacted from logs, and rotated through policy-based key management.
Is MCPserver.in compliant with India's DPDP Act?
Yes. MCPserver.in is fully DPDP compliant with automated data localization, consent management, and breach notification protocols built into the platform.
What is the p99 latency for MCP servers in India?
MCPserver.in delivers a p99 latency of 11ms in Mumbai and 9ms in Bengaluru, ensuring sub-50ms roundtrip execution for 99.9% of requests.
How much does MCP hosting cost in INR?
MCPserver.in offers a free Developer tier and Pro plans starting from ₹999/month with INR billing, Mumbai/Bengaluru data residency, and 24/7 support.
What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source standard designed by Anthropic to bridge the gap between Large Language Models (LLMs) and local or remote data sources. It allows AI clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or custom tools to safely connect with resources, tools, and prompts provided by independent servers.
Is Model Context Protocol open-source?
Yes, MCP is entirely open-source. The specification, client SDKs (for TypeScript, Python, Go, and more), and a large range of reference servers are licensed under permissive open-source licenses and hosted on GitHub for public contributions.
Why do we need MCP when we have REST APIs?
REST APIs are designed for humans and custom programmatic clients, requiring distinct orchestration code. MCP translates these services into standard schemas (prompts, resources, and tools) that LLMs can understand directly, enabling dynamic function calling without custom glue-code.
Which LLM clients support MCP today?
MCP is natively supported by Anthropic's Claude Desktop, Cursor IDE, Windsurf IDE, Zed Editor, Cline, and several custom command-line interfaces. Support is rapidly expanding to other platforms like ChatGPT, LibreChat, and LangChain.
How does MCP secure private server connections?
MCP utilizes secure local transports like standard input/output (Stdio) which never expose ports to the web, or encrypted remote transport protocols like Server-Sent Events (SSE) with standard token auth and custom proxy layers.
What is an MCP Server?
An MCP Server is an executable background process or microservice that registers with an MCP client and exposes capabilities (tools, prompts, resources) via JSON-RPC 2.0 messages.
Can I run an MCP server locally?
Yes! Most developers run MCP servers locally on their laptops via standard Stdio to let IDE extensions (like Cursor or Windsurf) inspect files, write scripts, or query local database folders instantly.
What languages can I use to write an MCP server?
The most popular languages for MCP development are TypeScript (Node.js) and Python, which have official SDKs. However, you can write an MCP server in Go, Rust, Java, or C++ using community-contributed libraries.
How does managed MCP hosting work?
Our managed platform automates container building from your Git repos, configures secure Server-Sent Events (SSE) gateways, provisions permanent HTTPS SSL certificates, and handles auto-scaling.
Is there a free tier for hosting MCP servers?
Yes, MCPserver.in offers a free-forever Developer tier that supports up to 3 active local/SSE connections with standard cold-boot latency — perfect for testing custom integrations.