# arcade-mcp

> Arcade's open-source Python framework for building MCP servers and tools, with authorized tool calling (OAuth, token refresh) and tool-call evals.

- id: `arcade-mcp`
- category: Tools (`tools`)
- url: https://github.com/ArcadeAI/arcade-mcp
- repo: https://github.com/ArcadeAI/arcade-mcp
- docs: https://docs.arcade.dev/en/references/mcp/python
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: MIT
- tags: mcp, framework, python, auth
- llms.txt: https://docs.arcade.dev/llms.txt
- related: Arcade (https://indexagentica.com/entries/arcade/); FastMCP (https://indexagentica.com/entries/fastmcp/); Model Context Protocol (MCP) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/model-context-protocol/)
- sources: https://github.com/ArcadeAI/arcade-mcp , https://docs.arcade.dev/llms.txt
- added: 2026-10-14
- updated: 2026-10-14
- last verified: 2026-10-14
- featured in: Agent auth and delegated access, step by step (https://indexagentica.com/guides/agent-auth-and-delegated-access/); MCP gateways compared (https://indexagentica.com/compare/mcp-gateways/)
- maintainer: Arcade
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/arcade-mcp/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/arcade-mcp.json

Decorator API covering tools, resources, prompts, sampling, elicitation, progress and logging; `requires_auth=...` lets Arcade handle OAuth so the client and LLM never see tokens. Vendor-neutral across MCP clients and agent frameworks; includes `arcade evals`.