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Build MCP Apps with interactive React UIs using the Leanmcp UI SDK. Use this skill when users ask for "MCP with UI", "MCP App", "interactive MCP", "leanmcp UI", "MCP dashboard", or want to create rich visual interfaces for their MCP tools. This skill covers @UIApp decorator, React components with useTool/useResource hooks, ToolDataGrid, ToolForm, ToolButton, and ChatGPT Apps support.

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SKILL.md

MCP Apps Builder Skill

This skill guides you in building MCP Apps - MCP servers with interactive React UIs using the Leanmcp UI SDK.

When to Use This Skill

  • User asks for "MCP with UI"
  • User wants "interactive MCP server"
  • User mentions "MCP App" or "leanmcp UI"
  • User needs "dashboard for MCP tools"
  • User wants "visual interface for AI tools"
  • User mentions "@leanmcp/ui" or "@UIApp"
  • User asks for "ChatGPT App" or "GPT App"

What is an MCP App?

MCP Apps extend MCP servers to deliver interactive UIs. Apps run in sandboxed iframes and communicate via JSON-RPC over postMessage. When a tool is called, the UI can be displayed alongside the tool response.

Core Architecture

  1. Service file (mcp/*/index.ts) - Tool methods decorated with @Tool AND @UIApp
  2. Component file (mcp/*/*.tsx) - React component using @leanmcp/ui components
  3. CLI handles the rest - leanmcp dev builds and wraps components with AppProvider

Required Dependencies

json
{
"dependencies": {
"@leanmcp/core": "^0.4.7",
"@leanmcp/ui": "^0.3.7",
"react": "^18.0.0",
"react-dom": "^18.0.0",
"dotenv": "^16.5.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@leanmcp/cli": "latest",
"@types/react": "^18.0.0",
"@types/react-dom": "^18.0.0",
"@types/node": "^20.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.6.3"
}
}

TypeScript Configuration

json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"experimentalDecorators": true,
"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
"target": "ES2020",
"module": "ESNext",
"moduleResolution": "node",
"jsx": "react-jsx",
"jsxImportSource": "react",
"outDir": "./dist",
"strict": true
},
"include": ["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", "mcp/**/*.ts", "mcp/**/*.tsx"]
}

Project Structure

my-mcp-app/
├── main.ts # Entry point
├── mcp/
│ └── products/
│ ├── index.ts # Service with @Tool + @UIApp
│ └── ProductsDashboard.tsx # React component
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

Two Import Paths (Critical)

ImportUse InContents
@leanmcp/ui/serverService files (index.ts)UIApp, GPTApp decorators only
@leanmcp/uiComponent files (.tsx)React components, hooks, styles

@UIApp Decorator

CRITICAL: @UIApp is a METHOD decorator, not a class decorator!

Correct Usage
typescript
// mcp/products/index.ts
import { Tool } from '@leanmcp/core';
import { UIApp } from '@leanmcp/ui/server'; // Server import!
export class ProductsService {
@Tool({ description: 'List products' })
@UIApp({ component: './ProductsDashboard' }) // On method with @Tool
async listProducts(args: { page?: number }) {
return { products: [...], total: 100 };
}
}
WRONG - Never do this
typescript
// WRONG: @UIApp on class
@UIApp({ component: './Dashboard' }) // WRONG!
export class MyService { ... }
@UIApp Options
typescript
@UIApp({
component: './ComponentName', // Required: relative path (string, not import)
uri: 'ui://custom/path', // Optional: custom URI
title: 'Page Title', // Optional
styles: 'body { ... }' // Optional: additional CSS
})

React Component Development

Basic Component
tsx
// mcp/products/ProductsDashboard.tsx
import { RequireConnection, ToolDataGrid } from '@leanmcp/ui';
import '@leanmcp/ui/styles.css';
export function ProductsDashboard() {
return (
<RequireConnection loading={<div>Loading...</div>}>
<div style={{ padding: '20px' }}>
<h1>Products</h1>
<ToolDataGrid
dataTool="listProducts"
columns={[
{ key: 'name', header: 'Name', sortable: true },
{ key: 'price', header: 'Price' }
]}
transformData={(result) => ({
rows: result.products,
total: result.total
})}
pagination
/>
</div>
</RequireConnection>
);
}
Critical Rules
  1. NEVER wrap with AppProvider - CLI does this automatically
  2. Always use RequireConnection - Shows loading until host connects
  3. Import styles - import '@leanmcp/ui/styles.css'
  4. Export matching name - File Foo.tsx exports function Foo()
  5. Use string paths - './Component' not direct import

Core Components

ToolButton

Button that calls a tool with loading state and confirmation:

tsx
import { ToolButton } from '@leanmcp/ui';
<ToolButton
tool="delete-item"
args={{ id: item.id }}
confirm={{
title: 'Delete Item?',
description: 'This action cannot be undone.'
}}
variant="destructive"
resultDisplay="toast"
onToolSuccess={() => refetch()}
>
Delete
</ToolButton>

Props:

  • tool - Tool name to call
  • args - Arguments to pass
  • confirm - Confirmation dialog config
  • variant - default, destructive, outline, ghost
  • resultDisplay - toast, inline, none
  • onToolSuccess / onToolError - Callbacks
ToolForm

Form that submits to a tool:

tsx
import { ToolForm } from '@leanmcp/ui';
<ToolForm
toolName="create-product"
fields={[
{ name: 'name', label: 'Product Name', type: 'text', required: true },
{ name: 'price', label: 'Price', type: 'number', min: 0 },
{ name: 'category', label: 'Category', type: 'select', options: [
{ value: 'electronics', label: 'Electronics' },
{ value: 'clothing', label: 'Clothing' }
]},
{ name: 'inStock', label: 'In Stock', type: 'switch' }
]}
submitText="Create Product"
showSuccessToast
resetOnSuccess
onSuccess={(result) => console.log('Created:', result)}
/>

Field types: text, number, email, textarea, select, switch, slider, date

ToolDataGrid

Server-paginated table with sorting and row actions:

tsx
import { ToolDataGrid } from '@leanmcp/ui';
<ToolDataGrid
dataTool="listProducts" // NOT 'toolName'!
columns={[
{ key: 'name', header: 'Name', sortable: true }, // NOT 'field'/'headerName'!
{ key: 'price', header: 'Price', render: (v) => `$${v.toFixed(2)}` }
]}
transformData={(r) => ({ rows: r.products, total: r.total })}
pagination
pageSize={20}
refreshInterval={30000} // NOT 'autoRefresh'!
rowActions={[
{
label: 'Edit',
tool: 'edit-product',
getArgs: (row) => ({ id: row.id })
},
{
label: 'Delete',
tool: 'delete-product',
getArgs: (row) => ({ id: row.id }),
variant: 'destructive',
confirm: { title: 'Delete?', description: 'Cannot undo' }
}
]}
/>

Common Mistakes to Avoid:

  • Use dataTool not toolName
  • Use key/header not field/headerName
  • Use refreshInterval not autoRefresh
  • Always provide transformData
ToolSelect

Select dropdown with tool-based options:

tsx
import { ToolSelect } from '@leanmcp/ui';
<ToolSelect
optionsTool="list-categories"
transformOptions={(r) => r.categories.map(c => ({ value: c.id, label: c.name }))}
onSelectTool="set-category"
argName="categoryId"
placeholder="Select category"
/>
ResourceView

Display MCP resources with auto-refresh:

tsx
import { ResourceView } from '@leanmcp/ui';
<ResourceView
uri="config://settings"
refreshInterval={5000}
render={(data) => (
<pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>
)}
/>

Core Hooks

useTool

Call MCP tools programmatically:

tsx
import { useTool } from '@leanmcp/ui';
function MyComponent() {
const { call, result, loading, error } = useTool('get-data', {
retry: 3,
transform: (r) => r.data
});
useEffect(() => {
call({ filter: 'active' });
}, []);
if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
if (error) return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>;
return <div>{result?.value}</div>;
}
useResource

Read MCP resources:

tsx
import { useResource } from '@leanmcp/ui';
function ConfigView() {
const { data, loading, refresh } = useResource('config://settings', {
refreshInterval: 5000
});
return (
<div>
{loading && <p>Loading...</p>}
{data && <pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>}
<button onClick={refresh}>Refresh</button>
</div>
);
}
useHostContext

Access host environment (theme, viewport):

tsx
import { useHostContext } from '@leanmcp/ui';
function ThemedComponent() {
const { theme, viewport } = useHostContext();
return (
<div className={theme === 'dark' ? 'dark-mode' : 'light-mode'}>
Content
</div>
);
}

GPT Apps SDK Hooks

For ChatGPT Apps integration:

useToolOutput

Access structuredContent from tool response:

tsx
import { useToolOutput } from '@leanmcp/ui';
function ChannelsView() {
const toolOutput = useToolOutput<{ channels: Channel[] }>();
if (!toolOutput?.channels) return <div>No channels</div>;
return (
<ul>
{toolOutput.channels.map(ch => <li key={ch.id}>{ch.name}</li>)}
</ul>
);
}
useWidgetState

Persistent state across sessions:

tsx
import { useWidgetState } from '@leanmcp/ui';
function FilteredView() {
const [state, setState] = useWidgetState<{ filter: string }>({ filter: 'all' });
return (
<select
value={state.filter}
onChange={(e) => setState({ filter: e.target.value })}
>
<option value="all">All</option>
<option value="active">Active</option>
</select>
);
}

@GPTApp Decorator

For ChatGPT Apps specifically:

typescript
import { Tool } from '@leanmcp/core';
import { GPTApp } from '@leanmcp/ui/server';
export class SlackService {
@Tool({ description: 'Compose Slack message' })
@GPTApp({
component: './SlackComposer',
name: 'slack-composer'
})
async composeMessage() {
return { channels: [...] };
}
}

Complete Example

Service File
typescript
// mcp/dashboard/index.ts
import { Tool, Resource, SchemaConstraint } from '@leanmcp/core';
import { UIApp } from '@leanmcp/ui/server';
class CreateItemInput {
@SchemaConstraint({ description: 'Item name', minLength: 1 })
name!: string;
@SchemaConstraint({ description: 'Item value', minimum: 0 })
value!: number;
}
export class DashboardService {
private items: any[] = [];
@Tool({ description: 'View dashboard with items' })
@UIApp({ component: './Dashboard' })
async viewDashboard() {
return { items: this.items, total: this.items.length };
}
@Tool({ description: 'Create a new item', inputClass: CreateItemInput })
async createItem(input: CreateItemInput) {
const item = { id: crypto.randomUUID(), ...input, createdAt: new Date().toISOString() };
this.items.push(item);
return { success: true, item };
}
@Tool({ description: 'Delete an item' })
async deleteItem(args: { id: string }) {
this.items = this.items.filter(i => i.id !== args.id);
return { success: true };
}
@Resource({ description: 'Dashboard statistics' })
async stats() {
return {
contents: [{
uri: 'dashboard://stats',
mimeType: 'application/json',
text: JSON.stringify({
total: this.items.length,
totalValue: this.items.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.value, 0)
})
}]
};
}
}
Component File
tsx
// mcp/dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
import { RequireConnection, ToolDataGrid, ToolForm, ToolButton, useResource } from '@leanmcp/ui';
import '@leanmcp/ui/styles.css';
export function Dashboard() {
const { data: stats, refresh } = useResource('dashboard://stats');

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