diff --git a/cmd/korap-mcp/config.go b/cmd/korap-mcp/config.go
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+++ b/cmd/korap-mcp/config.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/alecthomas/kong"
+	kongyaml "github.com/alecthomas/kong-yaml"
+
+	"github.com/korap/korap-mcp/config"
+	"github.com/korap/korap-mcp/logger"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+)
+
+// Constants for server identification
+const (
+	ServerName    = "KorAP MCP Server"
+	ServerVersion = "0.1.0"
+)
+
+// CLI represents the command line interface
+type CLI struct {
+	// Configuration file path
+	Config string `short:"c" type:"path" help:"Configuration file path"`
+
+	// OAuth2 authentication configuration
+	OAuth config.OAuthConfig `embed:"" prefix:"oauth-"`
+
+	// KorAP API configuration
+	KorAP config.KorAPConfig `embed:"" prefix:"korap-"`
+
+	// Logging configuration
+	Logging config.LoggingConfig `embed:"" prefix:"log-"`
+
+	// Version flag
+	Version bool `short:"v" help:"Show version information"`
+}
+
+// SetupCLI initializes the CLI parser with configuration
+func SetupCLI() (*CLI, *kong.Kong, error) {
+	// Initialize default configuration
+	cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+
+	cli := CLI{
+		OAuth:   cfg.OAuth,
+		KorAP:   cfg.KorAP,
+		Logging: cfg.Logging,
+	}
+
+	// Setup kong with conditional YAML configuration
+	var parser *kong.Kong
+	var err error
+
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		// Check if config file is specified in arguments
+		for i, arg := range os.Args {
+			if (arg == "--config" || arg == "-c") && i+1 < len(os.Args) {
+				parser, err = kong.New(&cli,
+					kong.Name("korap-mcp"),
+					kong.Description("A Model Context Protocol server for KorAP corpus analysis platform."),
+					kong.Configuration(kongyaml.Loader, os.Args[i+1]),
+					kong.HelpOptions(kong.HelpOptions{Compact: true}),
+				)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Fallback to parser without config file
+	if parser == nil {
+		parser, err = kong.New(&cli,
+			kong.Name("korap-mcp"),
+			kong.Description("A Model Context Protocol server for KorAP corpus analysis platform."),
+			kong.HelpOptions(kong.HelpOptions{Compact: true}),
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create CLI parser: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &cli, parser, nil
+}
+
+// ValidateAndSetupLogging validates the configuration and sets up logging
+func (c *CLI) ValidateAndSetupLogging() (zerolog.Logger, error) {
+	// Create config struct for validation with constants
+	fullConfig := config.Config{
+		Server: config.ServerConfig{
+			Name:       ServerName,
+			Version:    ServerVersion,
+			ConfigFile: c.Config,
+		},
+		OAuth:   c.OAuth,
+		KorAP:   c.KorAP,
+		Logging: c.Logging,
+	}
+
+	// Validate configuration
+	if err := fullConfig.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return zerolog.Logger{}, fmt.Errorf("configuration validation failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Setup zerolog logging
+	logger, err := logger.SetupLogger(&c.Logging)
+	if err != nil {
+		return zerolog.Logger{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to setup logging: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return logger, nil
+}
+
+// GetConfig returns the full configuration
+func (c *CLI) GetConfig() *config.Config {
+	return &config.Config{
+		Server: config.ServerConfig{
+			Name:       ServerName,
+			Version:    ServerVersion,
+			ConfigFile: c.Config,
+		},
+		OAuth:   c.OAuth,
+		KorAP:   c.KorAP,
+		Logging: c.Logging,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetServerName returns the server name constant
+func (c *CLI) GetServerName() string {
+	return ServerName
+}
+
+// GetServerVersion returns the server version constant
+func (c *CLI) GetServerVersion() string {
+	return ServerVersion
+}
diff --git a/cmd/korap-mcp/main.go b/cmd/korap-mcp/main.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cmd/korap-mcp/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/korap/korap-mcp/mcp"
+	mcplib "github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
+)
+
+// Run is the default command that starts the MCP server
+func (c *CLI) Run() error {
+	// Handle version flag
+	if c.Version {
+		fmt.Printf("%s version %s\n", c.GetServerName(), c.GetServerVersion())
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	// Validate configuration and setup logging
+	logger, err := c.ValidateAndSetupLogging()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logger.Info().
+		Str("version", c.GetServerVersion()).
+		Str("korap_url", c.KorAP.BaseURL).
+		Bool("oauth_enabled", c.OAuth.Enabled).
+		Msg("KorAP MCP Server starting...")
+
+	// Create MCP server
+	server := mcp.NewServer(c.GetServerName(), c.GetServerVersion())
+
+	// Add a simple ping tool for testing
+	err = server.AddTool(
+		"ping",
+		"Simple ping tool to test server connectivity",
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": map[string]interface{}{
+				"message": map[string]interface{}{
+					"type":        "string",
+					"description": "Message to echo back",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		func(ctx context.Context, request mcplib.CallToolRequest) (*mcplib.CallToolResult, error) {
+			message, err := request.RequireString("message")
+			if err != nil {
+				message = "pong"
+			}
+			logger.Debug().
+				Str("message", message).
+				Msg("Ping tool called")
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultText(fmt.Sprintf("KorAP Server response: %s", message)), nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add ping tool: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	logger.Info().Msg("Server ready - serving MCP via stdio")
+
+	// Start the MCP server
+	if err := server.Serve(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("server error: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// Setup CLI and parser
+	cli, parser, err := SetupCLI()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to setup CLI: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Parse command line arguments and run
+	ctx, err := parser.Parse(os.Args[1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		parser.FatalIfErrorf(err)
+	}
+
+	// Run the appropriate command (default or subcommand)
+	err = ctx.Run(cli)
+	ctx.FatalIfErrorf(err)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/korap-mcp/main_test.go b/cmd/korap-mcp/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b447a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/korap-mcp/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/korap/korap-mcp/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCLI_ShowVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	cli := &CLI{
+		Version: true,
+	}
+
+	// Test that Run() handles the ShowVersion flag
+	// Since it calls os.Exit(0), we can't test the actual execution
+	// but we can test that the flag is set correctly
+	assert.True(t, cli.Version, "ShowVersion flag should be settable")
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerVersion, cli.GetServerVersion(), "Version should be accessible via getter")
+}
+
+func TestCLI_DefaultConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+
+	cli := CLI{
+		OAuth:   cfg.OAuth,
+		KorAP:   cfg.KorAP,
+		Logging: cfg.Logging,
+	}
+
+	// Test server constants
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerName, cli.GetServerName())
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerVersion, cli.GetServerVersion())
+
+	// Test KorAP defaults
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://korap.ids-mannheim.de", cli.KorAP.BaseURL)
+
+	// Test OAuth defaults
+	assert.False(t, cli.OAuth.Enabled, "Expected OAuth to be disabled by default")
+
+	// Test logging defaults
+	assert.Equal(t, "info", cli.Logging.Level)
+}
+
+func TestSetupLogging(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		config config.LoggingConfig
+		setup  func(*config.LoggingConfig)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "text format",
+			config: config.LoggingConfig{
+				Level:  "info",
+				Format: "text",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "json format",
+			config: config.LoggingConfig{
+				Level:  "debug",
+				Format: "json",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "with file",
+			config: config.LoggingConfig{
+				Level:  "warn",
+				Format: "text",
+			},
+			setup: func(cfg *config.LoggingConfig) {
+				tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "korap-mcp-test")
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+				cfg.File = filepath.Join(tempDir, "test.log")
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := tt.config
+			if tt.setup != nil {
+				tt.setup(&cfg)
+			}
+
+			// Create a complete CLI with defaults for validation
+			defaultConfig := config.DefaultConfig()
+			cli := &CLI{
+				OAuth:   defaultConfig.OAuth,
+				KorAP:   defaultConfig.KorAP,
+				Logging: cfg, // Use our test config for logging
+			}
+
+			// Test that logger setup doesn't fail
+			_, err := cli.ValidateAndSetupLogging()
+			if cfg.File != "" && tt.name == "with file" {
+				// For file tests, we might get errors due to temp directory cleanup
+				// This is acceptable
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetupLogging_InvalidFile(t *testing.T) {
+	defaultConfig := config.DefaultConfig()
+	cli := &CLI{
+		OAuth: defaultConfig.OAuth,
+		KorAP: defaultConfig.KorAP,
+		Logging: config.LoggingConfig{
+			Level:  "info",
+			Format: "text",
+			File:   "/invalid/directory/test.log",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Should handle invalid file gracefully
+	_, err := cli.ValidateAndSetupLogging()
+	assert.Error(t, err) // Should return an error for invalid file
+}
+
+func TestCLI_ConfigurationValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		setupCLI  func() *CLI
+		expectErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid configuration",
+			setupCLI: func() *CLI {
+				cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+				return &CLI{
+					OAuth:   cfg.OAuth,
+					KorAP:   cfg.KorAP,
+					Logging: cfg.Logging,
+				}
+			},
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid KorAP config",
+			setupCLI: func() *CLI {
+				cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+				cfg.KorAP.BaseURL = "" // Invalid empty URL
+				return &CLI{
+					OAuth:   cfg.OAuth,
+					KorAP:   cfg.KorAP,
+					Logging: cfg.Logging,
+				}
+			},
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid OAuth config",
+			setupCLI: func() *CLI {
+				cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+				cfg.OAuth.Enabled = true
+				cfg.OAuth.ClientID = "" // Invalid empty client ID
+				return &CLI{
+					OAuth:   cfg.OAuth,
+					KorAP:   cfg.KorAP,
+					Logging: cfg.Logging,
+				}
+			},
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid logging config",
+			setupCLI: func() *CLI {
+				cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+				cfg.Logging.Level = "invalid" // Invalid log level
+				return &CLI{
+					OAuth:   cfg.OAuth,
+					KorAP:   cfg.KorAP,
+					Logging: cfg.Logging,
+				}
+			},
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cli := tt.setupCLI()
+
+			_, err := cli.ValidateAndSetupLogging()
+			if tt.expectErr {
+				assert.Error(t, err, "Expected validation error but got none")
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected validation error")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCLI_ConfigToStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	cli := &CLI{
+		OAuth: config.OAuthConfig{
+			Enabled:  true,
+			ClientID: "test-client",
+		},
+		KorAP: config.KorAPConfig{
+			BaseURL:    "https://test.korap.com",
+			APIVersion: "v2.0",
+			Timeout:    60,
+			MaxRetries: 5,
+		},
+		Logging: config.LoggingConfig{
+			Level:  "debug",
+			Format: "json",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Convert CLI to Config struct
+	fullConfig := cli.GetConfig()
+
+	// Verify values are correctly transferred (name and version are constants)
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerName, fullConfig.Server.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerVersion, fullConfig.Server.Version)
+	assert.Equal(t, cli.OAuth.Enabled, fullConfig.OAuth.Enabled)
+	assert.Equal(t, cli.KorAP.BaseURL, fullConfig.KorAP.BaseURL)
+	assert.Equal(t, cli.Logging.Level, fullConfig.Logging.Level)
+}
+
+func TestCLI_FieldsEmbedding(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that embedded fields are accessible
+	cli := &CLI{}
+
+	// Test ConfigFile field
+	cli.Config = "test-config.yaml"
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-config.yaml", cli.Config, "ConfigFile should be settable")
+
+	// Test OAuth fields
+	cli.OAuth.ClientID = "test-client"
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-client", cli.OAuth.ClientID, "OAuth.ClientID should be settable")
+
+	// Test KorAP fields
+	cli.KorAP.Timeout = 120
+	assert.Equal(t, 120, cli.KorAP.Timeout, "KorAP.Timeout should be settable")
+
+	// Test Logging fields
+	cli.Logging.Format = "json"
+	assert.Equal(t, "json", cli.Logging.Format, "Logging.Format should be settable")
+
+	// Test that constants are accessible
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerName, cli.GetServerName(), "Server name should be accessible via getter")
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerVersion, cli.GetServerVersion(), "Server version should be accessible via getter")
+}
+
+func TestServerConfigurationValues(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		field    string
+		expected interface{}
+		actual   interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "korap base URL",
+			field:    "KorAP.BaseURL",
+			expected: "https://korap.ids-mannheim.de",
+			actual:   cfg.KorAP.BaseURL,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "korap API version",
+			field:    "KorAP.APIVersion",
+			expected: "v1.0",
+			actual:   cfg.KorAP.APIVersion,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "korap timeout",
+			field:    "KorAP.Timeout",
+			expected: 30,
+			actual:   cfg.KorAP.Timeout,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "korap max retries",
+			field:    "KorAP.MaxRetries",
+			expected: 3,
+			actual:   cfg.KorAP.MaxRetries,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "oauth enabled",
+			field:    "OAuth.Enabled",
+			expected: false,
+			actual:   cfg.OAuth.Enabled,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "logging level",
+			field:    "Logging.Level",
+			expected: "info",
+			actual:   cfg.Logging.Level,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "logging format",
+			field:    "Logging.Format",
+			expected: "text",
+			actual:   cfg.Logging.Format,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, tt.actual, "Expected %s '%v', got '%v'", tt.field, tt.expected, tt.actual)
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Test server constants separately
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerName, "KorAP MCP Server", "Server name constant should match expected value")
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerVersion, "0.1.0", "Server version constant should match expected value")
+}
+
+func TestCLI_EmptyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
+	cli := &CLI{}
+
+	// Empty configuration should fail validation
+	_, err := cli.ValidateAndSetupLogging()
+	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected validation error for empty configuration")
+}
+
+func TestCLI_StructureForKong(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test ensures the CLI structure is compatible with Kong
+	cli := &CLI{}
+
+	// Should be able to set basic fields
+	cli.Config = "test-config.yaml"
+	cli.KorAP.BaseURL = "https://example.com"
+	cli.Logging.Level = "debug"
+
+	// Verify fields are set
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-config.yaml", cli.Config)
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://example.com", cli.KorAP.BaseURL)
+	assert.Equal(t, "debug", cli.Logging.Level)
+
+	// Verify constants are accessible
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerName, cli.GetServerName())
+	assert.Equal(t, ServerVersion, cli.GetServerVersion())
+}