gopher-mcp

Overview

Gopher MCP is a high-performance C++ implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that provides enterprise-grade security, visibility and connectivity. It features a modular architecture with filter chains, connection pooling, and support for multiple transport protocols including stdio, HTTP/SSE, WebSocket, and TCP. The SDK includes comprehensive cross-language bindings via C API for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java, C#, Ruby, and more languages. The implementation follows a thread-safe dispatcher model with zero-copy buffers and lock-free operations for optimal performance.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 7 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• addadd(a: number, b: number)

  Add two numbers

  Try:Calculate 10 + 5Try:What is the sum of 7 and 3?

Note: Tool name 'add' was inferred from the example code in the Quick Start section. No explicit tool documentation found in the README.

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Installation

# Show all available commands
make help

# Build
make

# Install (auto-prompts for sudo if needed)
make install

# Run tests
make test

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gopher-mcp": {
      "command": "path/to/gopher-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What is the Model Context Protocol?

MCP is an open protocol by Anthropic that standardizes how AI models interact with external tools and data. It defines JSON-RPC methods for resources (data), tools (actions), and prompts (templates).

Why use C++ for MCP?

C++ provides maximum performance and portability. This SDK is ideal for embedded systems, real-time applications, game engines, and any environment where Python/Node.js overhead is unacceptable.

Does this work with Claude, GPT, and other AI models?

Yes. MCP is model-agnostic. Any AI system that supports MCP can use servers built with this SDK.

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