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.
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Description
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.
Related
- FastMCP: The fast, Pythonic framework for building MCP servers, clients and interactive applications.
- MCP TypeScript SDK: Official TypeScript SDK for building MCP servers and clients on Node.js, Bun and Deno; v2 ships as @modelcontextprotocol/server and @modelcontextprotocol/client.
- MCP Inspector: Official interactive developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers in the browser, on the command line or in the terminal.
Guides & comparisons
- MCP server frameworks compared: FastMCP vs mcp-use vs the official Python and TypeScript SDKs (Comparison): Four ways to build an MCP server in 2026: the official Python SDK (v2) and TypeScript SDK (v2), Prefect's FastMCP and Manufact's mcp-use. Covers languages, schemas, transports, auth, MCP Apps (UI), local testing, deployment and license.
Sources
- https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-use
- https://pypi.org/project/mcp-use/
Machine-readable
- JSON
- Markdown
- Source file on GitHub (edit via pull request)