# `ExMCP.StdioLauncher`
[🔗](https://github.com/azmaveth/ex_mcp/blob/v1.0.0/lib/ex_mcp/stdio_launcher.ex#L1)

Launcher module for STDIO servers that handles Mix.install output.

This module provides a clean way to start STDIO servers that need
to use Mix.install by handling the startup output problem.

## Important Note

While this module minimizes output contamination, Mix.install may still
produce some stdout output during dependency resolution that cannot be
completely suppressed. The ExMCP STDIO server is designed to gracefully
handle and ignore such non-JSON lines during startup.

For production use, consider using pre-compiled releases instead of Mix.install
to eliminate all startup output.

## Usage

Instead of using Mix.install directly in your script, use:

    #!/usr/bin/env elixir

    ExMCP.StdioLauncher.start(MyServer, [
      {:ex_mcp, "~> 1.0.0-rc.4"},
      {:jason, "~> 1.4"}
    ])

This will:
1. Install dependencies with minimal output
2. Configure logging appropriately for STDIO transport
3. Start your server with STDIO transport

# `start`

Starts a STDIO server with proper dependency installation.

## Options

* `:deps` - List of dependencies for Mix.install (required)
* `:mix_install_opts` - Options to pass to Mix.install
* `:server_opts` - Options to pass to server start_link

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*