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MCP servers that connect your product to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and your own agents - built by a remote dedicated developer.
Remote MCP Server Development for EuropeA Dedicated Developer,Hourly or Monthly
One production MCP server connecting your product to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and your own agents - built by a remote dedicated developer for €25/hr or €2,000/mo on full European overlap, GDPR-ready with a signed DPA.
MCP Server Development From Empiric Infotech LLP
Empiric Infotech LLP builds and runs MCP servers for teams in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and the Nordics as a dedicated-developer engagement: one remote developer (or a small dedicated team) full-time and exclusively on your Model Context Protocol server, in your GitHub or GitLab org and your cloud account, month after month, overlapping the whole European working day. We design the resource and tool surface, implement against the official Anthropic MCP SDK (Python or TypeScript), wire up OAuth 2.1 and SSO, pick the transport, add logging, rate limits, and evals, deploy to AWS (eu-west / eu-central), Azure Europe, GCP Europe, Hetzner, OVHcloud, Scaleway, or on-prem - EU data staying on EU infrastructure - and test against the clients you use: Claude Desktop, Claude in the API, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT custom connectors. A senior team lead reviews and tests every change. The engagement is billed two ways - €25 an hour or the standard €2,000 a month per developer - with the EU VAT reverse-charge, a signed DPA on day 0, a 7-day risk-free trial on the monthly plan, and you scale to a team a developer at a time.
What an MCP server engagement delivers for a European team
Not a laptop demo. A Model Context Protocol server in your European cloud - spec-compliant, OAuth-authenticated, logged, GDPR-aware - tested against the AI clients your team uses, plus the developer who keeps extending it across your working day.
A spec-compliant MCP server, in your repo and your EU cloud
Built against the official Anthropic MCP SDK (Python or TypeScript), resources and tools and prompts modelled to your domain, deployed to your AWS (eu-west-1 / eu-central-1), Azure Europe, GCP Europe, Hetzner, OVHcloud, Scaleway, or on-prem account - EU data staying on EU infrastructure. Code, infra, and data stay yours from day one. Published spec, not an MCP-flavoured bespoke protocol.
Your tools and data, exposed safely
Adapters over your REST and GraphQL APIs, your Postgres or MongoDB, your document store, your search index, your CRM, your internal services - exposed as MCP tools and resources with per-tool permission scopes, input validation, and one security boundary, so an assistant can read and act on your systems without a new integration per client.
OAuth 2.1, SSO, and GDPR-aware data handling
OAuth 2.1 authorization for remote (Streamable HTTP) servers, SSO or API keys where that fits, stdio for a local server, per-user and per-tenant isolation, consent handling for sensitive actions, a data map of what the server can reach, a signed DPA, and EU residency - the parts that decide whether your DPO and security review pass.
Logging, rate limits, and evals so it survives production
Structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces on every tool call, rate limiting and timeouts, alertable error surfaces, and eval-driven tests of the server-and-assistant pair so a model change does not silently break a workflow.
Tested against the clients your team uses
Reference integration and a smoke-test pass against Claude Desktop, Claude in the API, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and ChatGPT custom connectors - whichever your team is on - plus a runbook for adding a new client and wiring it into your own agent if you host an MCP client.
The agent side too, when you need it
Both halves - the MCP server (tool layer) and the agent or feature that consumes it (application layer) - by the same developer, or a second dedicated developer at the same flat rate. See /hire/hire-claude-developers and /services/ai-agent-development.
A developer who is still there when the spec moves
MCP is young and the spec keeps moving - transports, auth, registry, UI extensions. A dedicated engagement means the same developer tracks those changes and keeps your server current, month after month, instead of handing you a v1 and a stale README.
How we scope an MCP server engagement
No multi-week procurement dance and no twenty-page SOW. A call, a written scope, a trial, then a monthly engagement you can end any time.
A scoping call (CET/GMT slot)
Thirty to forty-five minutes on a slot that suits your working day. You tell us which tools and data you want an assistant to reach, which clients you target, your GDPR and security posture. No charge, no obligation.
A written scope and team proposal
We send back the resource and tool surface for month one, the transport and OAuth design, who we would put on it, and the flat monthly price in EUR with the VAT reverse-charge noted. We will tell you honestly if direct function calling beats an MCP server for your case.
A 7-day risk-free trial
The developer gets into your repo and EU cloud account and ships the first slice - a working, authenticated server with two or three tools running against the client you named - inside the first week, reviewed and tested by the senior lead. Not a fit by day 7, full refund, no debate.
Hourly or monthly, your choice
Hourly: billed by the hour at €25 with the EU VAT reverse-charge, time tracked to the minute, a weekly time report and a demo, stop any time - best for a defined scope or burst work. Monthly: 160-172 hours at the standard €2,000, monthly billing with the EU VAT reverse-charge and a signed DPA, cancel with 7 days notice - the better value when the server is a rolling thing. Switch between them month to month as the surface grows or settles; add a developer (or build the agent side) at the same rate.
Two ways to engage an MCP server developer
Two ways to engage a remote MCP server developer, billed in EUR with the EU VAT reverse-charge and a signed DPA on day 0. By the hour at €25 - pay as you go, time tracked to the minute, a weekly report and demo, no monthly commitment - best for a defined scope (a v1 server, a GDPR-aware security review, a spec migration) or burst work. Or monthly at the standard €2,000 for 160-172 hours of full-time, exclusive work overlapping the whole European working day - the better value when the server is a rolling thing with new tools, new clients, and spec revisions, with a 7-day risk-free trial. Either way: your repo, your EU cloud, the official Anthropic MCP SDK, EU data residency, and a senior lead reviews and tests every release. Why the hourly premium? MCP is a young spec and the auth, transport, and tenant-isolation work is expert-level; the monthly rate is the same flat rate as any Empiric engagement once you commit.
Hourly plan
- A dedicated MCP server developer, exclusive to you while you have hours booked
- Pay as you go - billed by the hour (EU VAT reverse-charge), time tracked, a weekly report and demo
- Best for a defined scope (v1 server, GDPR-aware security review, spec migration); no monthly commitment, stop any time
- Your repo, EU cloud, and client integrations (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT) from day one; EU data residency, signed DPA
- Every release reviewed and tested by a senior lead before it goes live
Monthly plan
- A dedicated MCP server developer, full-time and exclusive - 160-172 hours on full European overlap
- The best value when the server is a rolling thing - new tools, new clients, spec revisions
- Your repo and EU cloud from day one; the same flat rate as any Empiric engagement
- 7-day risk-free trial, monthly billing (EU VAT reverse-charge), cancel with 7 days notice; signed DPA
- A senior lead reviews and tests every release before it goes live
Dedicated team
- A small dedicated team - developers plus a senior team lead who reviews and tests every release
- Add a developer (or a designer for an admin UI) at the same rate, in 48 hours
- Pair an MCP server developer with an agent developer to ship both halves at once
- Best for a large tool surface, multi-client roll-out, or running both the server and the agent
What the first 90 days look like for a European team
A dedicated engagement is a rolling thing, not a Gantt chart - but here is the shape of the first three months, all on full European working-day overlap.
- Week 1
Onboarding and the trial server
Repo and EU cloud access, a working local environment, the transport and OAuth choice made, and a first server with two or three tools - authenticated, logged, running against the client you named - shipped and reviewed. Day 7 is the decision point.
- Month 1
A useful server, in production
The core tool and resource surface live - your priority APIs and data, with permission scopes, input validation, rate limits, structured logging - deployed to staging and production in your EU cloud, OAuth 2.1 wired, a data map and DPA in place, and a reference integration with Claude Desktop or the client your team uses.
- Month 2
Breadth, evals, and the second client
More tools and resources, prompt templates where they help, eval-driven tests of the server-and-assistant pair, tighter observability, and integration with a second client surface (Cursor, ChatGPT connectors, your own agent), plus a runbook for adding a new one.
- Month 3
Hardening, the agent side, and ahead of the roadmap
A security and GDPR pass against the OWASP LLM risks and the MCP auth model, a performance pass on the hot tool paths, and - if you want it - the consuming agent or product feature built on top. From here the developer is ahead of your backlog.
A monthly dedicated developer vs a fixed-price AI agency, a freelance marketplace, or a European in-house hire
| Empiric Infotech (monthly dedicated developer) | Fixed-price AI agency | Freelance marketplace (Upwork, Toptal, Malt) | Hire a European engineer in-house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | €25/hr for hourly work, or the standard €2,000/mo for a full-time developer if you lock a month - your choice; scale a developer at a time | €15K-€55K fixed bid for a v1 MCP server; change orders billed extra | €45-€140/hr; scope creep comes out of your budget | €75K-€110K salary + ~25-40% employer cost, per engineer |
| MCP experience | Developers who have shipped MCP servers and consuming agents in production | Varies - many agencies are learning MCP on your build | Hit or miss; verify it on the trial yourself | Whatever your team has - often a first MCP server, learning the spec as they go |
| Quality control | Senior-lead code review + pre-delivery testing on every release, built in | Per agency - often the same juniors who wrote it | On you to review and verify | Your own review process, if you have one |
| GDPR and data residency | Signed DPA on day 0; EU data on EU infrastructure; data map of what the server can reach | Per agency - confirm before you sign | On you - check the contractor's DPA | Yours to handle |
| Time to start | 48 hours | 2-6 weeks (proposal, SOW, kickoff) | Days to weeks (post a job, review, interview, trial) | 1-3 months (notice periods run long in much of Europe) |
| Time-zone overlap | Full European working-day overlap; PM across your whole day | Per agency | Per freelancer | Same time zone (once you have hired) |
| After v1 | The same developer keeps shipping - new tools, new clients, spec revisions | A new maintenance retainer, or you are on your own | Re-hire the freelancer, or the server goes stale | The engineer stays - if they stay |
| Invoicing and VAT | One monthly invoice in EUR; EU VAT reverse-charge | Per agency terms | Per contractor / per platform | Payroll, employer social contributions, benefits |
Figures are typical Western-European market ranges, not quotes. A fixed-price agency build of a comparable v1 MCP server commonly lands in the €15K-€55K range before change orders; a fully loaded in-house engineer runs roughly €8.5K-€13K per month depending on country.
Working hours and European overlap
Our developers work 09:30 AM to 07:30 PM IST, Monday to Friday (160-172 billable hours a month) - that is roughly 06:00 AM to 04:00 PM CET / 05:00 AM to 03:00 PM GMT. A project manager is reachable across the whole European working day. Overlap by region:
| Region | Developer live overlap | PM available for meetings | What this means |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK and Ireland (GMT/BST) | 5-6 hr live 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Full UK working day | Live pairing on the tool surface, OAuth wiring, and client integration across the morning and into early afternoon. |
| Western and Central Europe (CET/CEST) | 6-7 hr live 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Full EU working day | Strongest overlap - works like an in-house developer with a commute; standups, design reviews, and deploy debugging all live. |
| Iberia and France (CET / WET) | 6-7 hr live across your working day | Full working day | Effectively a same-day collaborator; the time difference is small enough to ignore. |
| Nordics and Eastern Europe (CET-EET) | 5-7 hr live slightly wider the further east | Full working day | Live morning and afternoon overlap; async handoff covers the rest. |
Why European teams build their MCP server with a dedicated developer, not a fixed-price agency
In London, Berlin, or Amsterdam, an engineer who can stand up a production MCP server and survive the next spec revision lands at roughly €8,500 to €13,000 a month all-in once you add employer social contributions, benefits, and equipment, with notice periods that run long in much of Europe before they even start. A fixed-price AI agency build of a v1 MCP server typically runs €15,000 to €55,000 before the first change order, then a maintenance retainer. Empiric Infotech is billed two ways - €25 an hour for a defined scope, or the standard €2,000 a month per developer for 160-172 hours of full-time, exclusive work - in EUR with the VAT reverse-charge, with the same person on your server the next month, and a senior lead reviewing and testing every release at no extra cost.
MCP is new enough that the fixed-price risk is real: an agency learning the spec on your dime, a server that does not survive your DPO and security review, an MCP-flavoured bespoke protocol that locks you in, a v1 delivered the day the SOW closes and frozen while the spec moves. A dedicated Empiric developer has shipped MCP servers and the agents that consume them in production, follows the official Anthropic SDK and the published spec, overlaps your whole working day, and is still there when the next spec revision lands or you want the third client wired.
We have built AI and LLM features into products since the current wave began - retrieval, agents, structured extraction - and shipped web and mobile products since 2014. The depth shows up in the parts a quickstart skips: a tool surface modelled to your domain rather than dumped one-to-one from your API, OAuth and tenant isolation that passes review, a data map your DPO can read, evals that catch a regression before your users do, and the honesty to say when direct function calling beats an MCP server.
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