The official Python SDK for the Model Context Protocol. With it, developers build MCP servers that expose tools, resources, and prompts to any MCP host, and MCP clients that connect to any MCP server, over the standard stdio, Streamable HTTP, and SSE transports; it requires Python 3.11+, and the optional CLI extra adds the mcp command-line tool (mcp dev, mcp run, mcp install). It is a development library, not a ready-made data server.
To add Python MCP SDK to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation.
Install
npx -y -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspectorInstall with your client
claude mcp add python-mcp-sdk -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Python MCP SDK exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Python MCP SDK?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Python MCP SDK to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Python MCP SDK?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Python MCP SDK as well.
Does Python MCP SDK need an API key?
This listing does not ask for an API key or any environment variables.
What license is Python MCP SDK under?
Python MCP SDK is listed under the MIT license.
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