MCP Use

MCP Use

mcp-use

The fullstack MCP framework for developing MCP apps for ChatGPT, Claude, and building MCP servers for AI agents. Connect

The fullstack MCP framework for developing MCP apps for ChatGPT, Claude, and building MCP servers for AI agents. Connect any AI to any tool with an open protocol. 9,300+ GitHub stars.

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About MCP Use

MCP Use is a community-built MCP server published by mcp-use that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. The fullstack MCP framework for developing MCP apps for ChatGPT, Claude, and building MCP servers for AI agents. Connect It is categorized under developer tools.

How to install

You can install MCP Use in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

License

MCP Use is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

About

mcp-use is the fullstack MCP framework to build MCP Apps for ChatGPT / Claude & MCP Servers for AI Agents.

  • Build with mcp-use SDK (ts | py): MCP Servers and MCP Apps
  • Preview on mcp-use MCP Inspector (online | oss): Test and debug your MCP Servers and Apps
  • Deploy on Manufact MCP Cloud: Connect your GitHub repo and have your MCP Server and App up and running in production with observability, metrics, logs, branch-deployments, and more

Documentation

Visit our docs or jump to a quickstart (TypeScript | Python)

Skills for Coding Agents

Using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or other AI coding agents?

Install mcp-use skill for MCP Apps

Quickstart: MCP Servers and MCP Apps

README image TypeScript

Build your first MCP Server or MPC App:

npx create-mcp-use-app@latest

Or create a server manually:

import { MCPServer, text } from "mcp-use/server";
import { z } from "zod";

const server = new MCPServer({
  name: "my-server",
  version: "1.0.0",
});

server.tool({
  name: "get_weather",
  description: "Get weather for a city",
  schema: z.object({ city: z.string() }),
}, async ({ city }) => {
  return text(`Temperature: 72°F, Condition: sunny, City: ${city}`);
});

await server.listen(3000);
// Inspector at http://localhost:3000/inspector

→ Full TypeScript Server Documentation

MCP Apps

MCP Apps let you build interactive widgets that work across Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP clients — write once, run everywhere.

Server: define a tool and point it to a widget:

import { MCPServer, widget } from "mcp-use/server";
import { z } from "zod";

const server = new MCPServer({
  name: "weather-app",
  version: "1.0.0",
});

server.tool({
  name: "get-weather",
  description: "Get weather for a city",
  schema: z.object({ city: z.string() }),
  widget: "weather-display", // references resources/weather-display/widget.tsx
}, async ({ city }) => {
  return widget({
    props: { city, temperature: 22, conditions: "Sunny" },
    message: `Weather in ${city}: Sunny, 22°C`,
  });
});

await server.listen(3000);

Widget: create a React component in resources/weather-display/widget.tsx:

import { useWidget, type WidgetMetadata } from "mcp-use/react";
import { z } from "zod";

const propSchema = z.object({
  city: z.string(),
  temperature: z.number(),
  conditions: z.string(),
});

export const widgetMetadata: WidgetMetadata = {
  description: "Display weather information",
  props: propSchema,
};

const WeatherDisplay: React.FC = () => {
  const { props, isPending, theme } = useWidget<z.infer<typeof propSchema>>();
  const isDark = theme === "dark";

  if (isPending) return <div>Loading...</div>;

  return (
    <div style={{
      background: isDark ? "#1a1a2e" : "#f0f4ff",
      borderRadius: 16, padding: 24,
    }}>
      <h2>{props.city}</h2>
      <p>{props.temperature}° — {props.conditions}</p>
    </div>
  );
};

export default WeatherDisplay;

Widgets in resources/ are auto-discovered — no manual registration needed.

Visit MCP Apps Documentation


README image Python

pip install mcp-use
from typing import Annotated

from mcp.types import ToolAnnotations
from pydantic import Field

from mcp_use import MCPServer

server = MCPServer(name="Weather Server", version="1.0.0")

@server.tool(
    name="get_weather",
    description="Get current weather information for a location",
    annotations=ToolAnnotations(readOnlyHint=True, openWorldHint=True),
)
async def get_weather(
    city: Annotated[str, Field(description="City name")],
) -> str:
    return f"Temperature: 72°F, Condition: sunny, City: {city}"

# Start server with auto-inspector
server.run(transport="streamable-http", port=8000)
# 🎉 Inspector at http://localhost:8000/inspector

→ Full Python Server Documentation


Inspector

The mcp-use Inspector lets you test and debug your MCP servers interactively.

Auto-included when using server.listen():

server.listen(3000);
// Inspector at http://localhost:3000/inspector

Online when connecting to hosted MCP servers:

Visit https://inspector.mcp-use.com

Standalone: inspect any MCP server:

npx @mcp-use/inspector --url http://localhost:3000/mcp

Visit Inspector Documentation


Deploy

Deploy your MCP server to production:

npx @mcp-use/cli login
npx @mcp-use/cli deploy

Or connect your GitHub repo on manufact.com — production-ready with observability, metrics, logs, and branch-deployments.


Package Overview

This monorepo contains multiple packages for both Python and TypeScript:

Python Packages

PackageDescriptionVersion
mcp-useComplete MCP server and MCP agent SDKPyPI

TypeScript Packages

PackageDescriptionVersion
mcp-useCore framework for MCP servers, MCP apps, and MCP agentsnpm
@mcp-use/cliBuild tool with hot reload and auto-inspectornpm
@mcp-use/inspectorWeb-based previewer and debugger for MCP serversnpm
create-mcp-use-appProject scaffolding toolnpm

Also: MCP Agent & Client

mcp-use also provides a full MCP Agent and Client implementation.

Build an AI Agent

README image Python

pip install mcp-use langchain-openai
import asyncio
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from mcp_use import MCPAgent, MCPClient

async def main():
    config = {
        "mcpServers": {
            "filesystem": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/tmp"]
            }
        }
    }

    client = MCPClient.from_dict(config)
    llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o")
    agent = MCPAgent(llm=llm, client=client)

    result = 

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*README truncated. [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use).*

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