🔌 Java Conferences MCP Server 🔌

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miliariadnane8 months ago

🔌 MCP Server providing Java Conference data (CFP, dates, and more) using Spring Boot/AI by parsing GitHub Markdown.

# java

# spring-boot

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🔌 Java Conferences MCP Server 🔌

This is an MCP server for Java conferences, built using Spring boot and Spring AI with MCP starter.

💡 This project provides a tool function that allows AI models to retrieve information about upcoming Java conferences by parsing a public GitHub repository and asking questions about conference names, CPF links, locations, CPF status (open/closed), and more.

Data Source

The server fetches data by parsing the README.md file from the 🔗 javaconferences/javaconferences.github.io repository. The specific URL is configured in application.properties and defaults to: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/javaconferences/javaconferences.github.io/main/README.md

Provided Tool

Name: getJavaConferences
Description: Get information about Java conferences for a specific year (if specified and found in the source) or the current year by default. Parses data for all years found under H3 headings in the source markdown file.
Input Parameter:
- year (String, Optional): The 4-digit year to retrieve conferences for. If omitted or invalid, defaults to the current year.
Output: A list of JSON objects, each representing a conference with the following fields:
- conferenceName (String)
- date (String)
- location (String)
- isHybrid (Boolean)
- cfpLink (String) - URL for the Call for Papers, if available
- cfpDate (String) - Closing date for CFP, if available
- link (String) - Main conference link
- country (String)

MCP Server Architecture

Configuration

Connecting an MCP Client (e.g., Claude Desktop)

To connect an MCP client like Claude Desktop to this server:

Configure your MCP client to connect to the server. For Claude Desktop, you might update your claude_desktop_config.json file like this:

{
"mcpServers": { 
  "javaConf-mcp-server": {
    "command": "java",
    // "command": "PATH_TO_USER/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin/java", /* in my case i'm using the java version installed by sdkman */
    "args": [
        "-jar", 
        "PATH_TO_PROJECT/javaConf-mcp-server/target/javaconf-mcp-server-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar"
    ]
  }
}
}

Start the MCP client and ensure that it is connected to the server.
Use the tool by asking questions like:
- "What are the upcoming Java conferences?"
- "What are hybrid conferences?"
- "Give the CPF link of Jfokus conference to submit a talk"