# mcp-use

> Full-stack MCP framework (TypeScript and Python) for building MCP servers and MCP Apps with typed tools, React views, a built-in Inspector and agent clients.

- id: `mcp-use`
- category: Tools (`tools`)
- url: https://mcp-use.com
- repo: https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use
- docs: https://docs.mcp-use.com/v2/typescript/getting-started/welcome
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: MIT
- tags: mcp, sdk, mcp-apps, typescript, python, framework
- related: FastMCP (https://indexagentica.com/entries/fastmcp/); MCP TypeScript SDK (https://indexagentica.com/entries/mcp-typescript-sdk/); MCP Inspector (https://indexagentica.com/entries/mcp-inspector/)
- sources: https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use , https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-use , https://pypi.org/project/mcp-use/
- added: 2026-10-26
- updated: 2026-10-26
- last verified: 2026-10-26
- featured in: MCP server frameworks compared: FastMCP vs mcp-use vs the official Python and TypeScript SDKs (https://indexagentica.com/compare/mcp-server-frameworks/)
- maintainer: Manufact
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/mcp-use/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/mcp-use.json

Scaffold with `npx -y create-mcp-use-app@latest`, run `npm run dev` and open the Inspector at `http://localhost:3000/mcp/inspector`. Zod schemas flow from tool definitions to structured results; tools can bind React "Views" for MCP Apps (ChatGPT apps, Claude connectors). Also has an agent-friendly start prompt at `https://mcp-use.com/prompt.md`, a hosted Inspector, and a Python package for servers, clients and agents. npm `mcp-use` 2.11.2 (2.12 canaries in progress); PyPI `mcp-use` 1.7.1. Made by Manufact, which offers optional hosted deployment.