feat: add basic MCP server with ping tool

src/mcp_cordra/server.py

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+"""MCP server for Cordra digital object repository."""
+
+import asyncio
+
+from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
+
+# Initialize the MCP server
+mcp = FastMCP("mcp-cordra")
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+async def ping() -> str:
+    """Simple ping tool to test server connectivity."""
+    return "pong"
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Main entry point for the MCP server."""
+    asyncio.run(mcp.run())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()