# sap-mdk-server

Connects Claude Code to the SAP Mobile Development Kit framework. Use it to scaffold MDK mobile apps, look up metadata schemas, and validate client actions.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 38
- Author: SAP SE
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/SAP/mdk-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/sap-mdk-server

## What it does

The plugin equips coding assistants with tools and context for SAP Mobile Development Kit (MDK). It lets the agent look up metadata schemas, validate actions, and edit rules for cross-platform apps running on SAP Business Technology Platform. Supported schema versions range from 24.7 to 26.9, with 26.9 set as the default target.

The server requires Node.js 24.11.1. On macOS, version 0.4.0 and newer only runs natively on Apple Silicon because `onnxruntime-node` dropped darwin/x64 binaries. If you use an Intel Mac, you must run it through Rosetta 2.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install sap-mdk-server@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install sap-mdk-server@claude-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- Validate MDK client actions against official metadata schemas
- Scaffold new cross-platform screens for SAP Mobile Services
- Switch metadata validation targets across supported schema versions

## Example prompts
- Check this MDK navigation action against schema version 26.9
- Scaffold a service order list screen for our SAP MDK project
- Write a rule handler for list item selection in this MDK app

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<img src="images/MDK_icon.png" width=75px align="right" alt="SAP MDK icon">

# Welcome to @sap/mdk-mcp-server

[![REUSE status](https://api.reuse.software/badge/github.com/sap/mdk-mcp-server)](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/sap/mdk-mcp-server)


## What is MCP server for Mobile Development Kit (MDK)?
This open-source server provides AI agents with comprehensive MDK knowledge and tools. By combining best practice guidelines, project-aware context information, templates for creating new projects, and access to the MDK CLI tools, the MDK MCP server transforms AI agents into MDK development experts.

## What is Mobile Development Kit?
The mobile development kit is a powerful framework that enables developers to build cross-platform mobile applications using a metadata-driven approach. It is part of SAP Business Technology Platform and integrates tightly with SAP Mobile Services. 
Some of SAP’s larger and complex mobile apps are built using MDK. An example is [SAP Service and Asset Manager](https://www.sap.com/sea/products/scm/asset-manager.html).

## Table of Contents

- [Setup](#setup)
- [Available Tools](#available-tools)
- [Ingesting GitHub Knowledge (Advanced)](#ingesting-github-knowledge-advanced)
- [Offline OData Querying (Advanced)](#offline-odata-querying-advanced)
- [Support, Feedback, Contributing](#support-feedback-contributing)
- [Telemetry](#telemetry)
- [Security / Disclosure](#security--disclosure)
- [Code of Conduct](#code-of-conduct)
- [Licensing](#licensing)
- [Acknowledgments](#acknowledgments)


## Setup

### Platform Support

The MDK MCP server supports the following platforms:

- **macOS**: Apple Silicon (ARM64) only
  - ⚠️ **Note**: Intel Mac (x64) is **not supported** in v0.4.0+ due to onnxruntime-node ≥1.24 dropping darwin/x64 binaries
- **Linux**: x64, ARM64, and other architectures
- **Windows**: x64, ARM64

If you're on an Intel Mac, you may need to:
- Use Rosetta 2 to run the ARM64 version (performance may vary)
- Or stay on an earlier version that uses onnxruntime-node <1.24

### Installation Steps

1. Install [node.js 24.11.1](https://nodejs.org/dist/v24.11.1/).

2. To install the MDK MCP server, you have two options:

    a. Use npm to install it from the public npmjs registry at [@sap/mdk-mcp-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sap/mdk-mcp-server). 
  
      ```bash
      npm install -g @sap/mdk-mcp-server
      ``` 

    b. Clone the open-source code repository at https://github.com/SAP/mdk-mcp-server, and use `npm` to install.  

      ```bash 
      git clone https://github.com/SAP/mdk-mcp-server.git 
      cd mdk-mcp-server 
      npm i
      npm run build
      npm i -g @sap/mdk-mcp-server@. 
      ```

3. Configure your MCP client (AI agent) to connect to the server. Note that configuration will vary depending on the AI agent used.

    **Cline in VS Code:** Example using the [Cline extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=saoudrizwan.claude-dev). 
    
    - With Cline open, look below the prompt box and click **Manage MCP Servers**.
    - In the dialog, click **Settings**. The MCP Servers page opens.
    - Click **Configure MCP Servers**. This will open the `cline_mcp_settings.json` file in your editor.
    - In the JSON settings file, add a configuration block for MDK MCP server within the `mcpServers` section, and save the file. The supported schema versions include 26.9 (default), 26.6, 26.3, 25.9, 25.6, 24.11, and 24.7.

    ```json
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "mdk-mcp": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "mdk-mcp",
          "args": ["--schema-version", "26.9"]
        }
      }
    }
    ```

    > **Note:**  
    > If the MCP server is not listed with its available tools in the Cline extension immediately, restart VS Code.

    <details>
      <summary><b>Expand:</b> Usage in Claude Code (VS Code Extension)</summary>

    Claude Code discovers MCP servers from its configuration.

    1. Open (or create) your Claude Code configuration file:

      ```text
      ~/.claude.json
      ```
````
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