modelcontextprotocol/python-sdkMCPMCP Server

python-sdk

The official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients

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Python library to build and run Model Context Protocol servers and clients for exposing data/tools to LLMs.

Use this when

Need to expose local files as LLM-readable resources
Want to add custom tools for LLM to call
Building a server to integrate with Claude Code or other MCP clients
Creating reusable prompts for LLM interactions
Testing MCP servers with the MCP Inspector

Don't use when

Building a non-LLM application without MCP client/server needs
Need a simple REST API instead of MCP protocol
Working with non-Python environments

Capabilities

Define resources (read-only data endpoints)
Expose tools (callable functions with arguments)
Create reusable prompts (template-based LLM interactions)
Support stdio, SSE, and Streamable HTTP transports
Handle structured output for tool results
Provide client utilities for connecting to MCP servers

InstallMCPRun via uvx (Python)

Universal installANY TOOL

$ npx skillcity@latest modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk

Auto-detects the skill or MCP server in this repo and installs it for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Anti-Gravity, OpenClaw and Hermes.

Requires Node.js 18+ (ships with npx).

Or install manually

uvx python-sdk

MCP Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "python-sdk": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "python-sdk"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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