FastMCP

What is FastMCP?

FastMCP is the standard framework for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) applications, providing a simplified, Pythonic approach to creating production-grade MCP servers. It abstracts away the complexity of MCP protocol implementation—including serialization, validation, and error handling—enabling developers to focus on business logic rather than infrastructure. By decorating Python functions with simple decorators, FastMCP automatically handles schema generation, type validation, and protocol compliance. The framework has become the de facto standard, powering approximately 70% of MCP servers across all programming languages and is downloaded over one million times daily. FastMCP handles advanced patterns including server composition, dynamic transforms, enterprise authentication, and seamless integration with existing APIs through OpenAPI specifications.

Key Features

• Rapid Development with Pythonic Design

  Build MCP servers using simple Python decorators (@tool, @resource, @prompt) with automatic schema validation and documentation generation, reducing boilerplate and accelerating time-to-production.

• Enterprise Authentication & Authorization

  Built-in support for multiple OAuth 2.0 providers (Google, GitHub, Azure, Auth0, WorkOS) with automatic token management, dynamic client registration, and token validation for secure enterprise deployments.

• OpenAPI Integration & Auto-Generation

  Automatically convert existing REST APIs with OpenAPI specifications into fully functional MCP servers with typed tools, eliminating manual tool definition and keeping LLM interfaces synchronized with API changes.

• Advanced Server Composition & Transforms

  Compose multiple MCP servers into unified endpoints using mounting and importing, apply component transforms for namespacing, tool reshaping, and visibility control to create modular, reusable architectures.

• FileSystemProvider for Dynamic Development

  Organize MCP components across separate Python files without coupling, with optional reload mode enabling instant updates to tools, resources, and prompts without server restarts during development.

• Production Deployment & Hosting

  Deploy MCP servers to FastMCP Cloud for free with automatic HTTPS, GitHub integration for continuous deployment, built-in ChatMCP testing interface, and support for self-hosted deployment on AWS, Railway, or custom infrastructure.

Use Cases

• Enterprise API Exposure to LLMs : Automatically expose existing REST APIs to LLM applications through OpenAPI specifications, enabling AI models to interact with corporate systems and data without manual tool configuration.
• AI Agent Development : Build AI agents with secure access to internal tools, databases, and services through MCP servers that handle authentication, rate limiting, and access control automatically.
• Custom Tool Development for LLM Applications : Create specialized MCP servers exposing domain-specific tools and resources that extend LLM capabilities, from data retrieval to system operations, with built-in security and schema validation.
• Multi-Model AI Integration : Connect multiple LLM applications (Claude, local models, custom implementations) to shared MCP servers, standardizing tool access across different AI platforms and providers.
• Microservices Integration with AI : Compose multiple specialized MCP servers representing different business domains into unified AI-accessible endpoints, enabling complex workflows across distributed systems.

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