modelcontextprotocol / python-sdk
The official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients
Why this job: topics: mcp-server, mcp-client, mcp, model context protocol
What it does
The Model Context Protocol lets you build servers that expose data and functionality to LLM applications in a secure, standardized way. Think of it like a web API, but designed for LLM interactions. With this SDK you can:
Get started
uv add "mcp[cli]"
# or: pip install "mcp[cli]"- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 4 days ago
- Stars
- 24,805
- +71 this week
- Licence
- MIT
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- None listed
- No release files
- Latest version
- v2.3.0
- Released 38 days ago
- Built with
- Python
- 100% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- 7
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 80% closed
- 292 still open
- Pull requests
- 910 merged
- 110 waiting
- Releases
- 73
- 30+ in the last year
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More: languages, topics and project record
Languages
- Python 100%
- Shell <1%
- JavaScript <1%
- HTML <1%
Topics
- python
- mcp
- mcp-server
- mcp-client
Project record
- JobMCP servers
- StatusListed
- Commits1,112
- Forks4,116
- Watching176
- Stars in 28 days+285
- CreatedSep 24, 2024
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 9, 2026