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Mcp-use is the easiest way to interact with mcp servers with custom agents TypeScript-based implementation. Trusted by 8100+ developers.

8,149 stars TypeScriptAI & Machine Learning Updated Nov 4, 2025
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Fully Typed, native Views and MCP Apps support, built-in Inspector and first class Agent experience.

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> [!NOTE]

> Migrating from v1? Give it to your agent:

>

> ```text

> Migrate this mcp-use project to v2 following

> https://docs.mcp-use.com/v2/typescript/server/migration

> ```

>

> Read the migration guide →

Get started

Start with your agent

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Build an MCP server: https://mcp-use.com/prompt.md

Read the prompt →

Start with code

bash
npx -y create-mcp-use-app@latest

Run `npm run dev` in the generated project · open `http://localhost:3000/mcp/inspector`

TS Docs

Everything you need to ship MCP

Fully typed

Zod schemas flow from tools to structured results, View props, and tool calls.

Native Views

Bind React Views directly to tools and ship interactive apps without custom extension wiring.

Agent-first and headless

Scaffold, invoke, inspect, screenshot, and deploy through your agent.

Built-in debugging tools

Inspect tools and Views in the browser or headlessly through the CLI.

Quickstart

The scaffold gives you the server, TypeScript configuration, development scripts, Inspector, and a React view pipeline. Start it once and the MCP endpoint also serves a client-ready landing page with its connection URL and setup instructions.

Replace its `index.ts` with a view-bound tool like this:

index.ts — Server entry file for tool definition and metadata

typescript
import { MCPServer } from "mcp-use";
import { z } from "zod";

const server = new MCPServer({
  name: "weather-app",
  title: "Weather App",
  version: "1.0.0",
});

const weatherInput = z.object({
  city: z.string().describe("City to look up"),
});

const weatherOutput = z.object({
  city: z.string(),
  temperature: z.number(),
  conditions: z.string(),
});

export const getWeather = server.tool(
  {
    name: "get-weather",
    title: "Get weather",
    description: "Get the current weather for a city",
    inputSchema: weatherInput,
    outputSchema: weatherOutput,
    view: { name: "weather-card" },
    annotations: {
      readOnlyHint: true,
      destructiveHint: false,
      openWorldHint: true,
    },
  },
  async ({ city }) => {
    const weather = {
      city,
      temperature: 22,
      conditions: "Sunny",
    };

    return {
      content: [
        {
          type: "text",
          text: `Weather in ${city}: ${weather.conditions}, ${weather.temperature}°C`,
        },
      ],
      structuredContent: weather,
    };
  },
);

export default server;

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Add Views to your tools

Create `views/weather-card/view.tsx`. The directory name matches `view.name` on the tool:

view.tsx — Return a view from your tools: React weather card

tsx
import { useCallTool, useToolContext } from "mcp-use/react";

export default function WeatherCard() {
  const { status, toolOutput, toolInput } =
    useToolContext();
  const refresh = useCallTool("get-weather");

  if (status === "pending") {
    return Checking the weather in {toolInput?.city ?? "your city"}…;
  }
  if (status === "error") return Could not load the weather.;

  const weather = refresh.data?.structuredContent ?? toolOutput;

  return (
    
      {weather.city}
      
        {weather.temperature}°C · {weather.conditions}
      
       void refresh.callTool({ city: weather.city })}
      >
        {refresh.isPending ? "Refreshing…" : "Refresh"}
      
      {refresh.error && {refresh.error.message}}
    
  );
}

Build interactive UI experiences within ChatGPT with mcp-use.

Build your first MCP App →

Build

Create the production build:

bash
npm run build

Inspect

Start development mode to serve the MCP endpoint at `http://localhost:3000/mcp`. The Inspector is automatically available at `http://localhost:3000/mcp/inspector`:

bash
npm run dev

Invoke tools, validate inputs, and inspect interactive Views in the same development loop.

Start a tunnel from the Inspector UI or run `mcp-use dev --tunnel` to get a public URL for your local MCP server and test it with ChatGPT and Claude before deployment. Learn more about tunneling →

Inspect the same server headlessly from the terminal, invoke representative tools, and capture a View screenshot:

bash
npm install --save-dev @mcp-use/client
npx mcp-use client connect local http://localhost:3000/mcp
npx mcp-use client local tools list
npx mcp-use client local tools call get-weather city=Tokyo
npx mcp-use screenshot \
  --server local \
  --tool get-weather \
  city=Tokyo \
  --output weather-card.png

Deploy

Ship to Manufact and get observability, analytics, evals, submission readiness, and Git-based preview environments for free.

bash
npm run deploy

Prefer to run it yourself? Follow the self-hosting guide →.

How mcp-use compares

mcp-use builds on the official TypeScript SDK v2 and adds first-class Views, typed tool-to-UI contracts, an optimized stateless runtime, the Inspector, screenshot verification, agent-first CLI workflows, and deployment.

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  speed["Speed"] speedMcp["10,982 ops/s"] speedFast["6,628 ops/s"] speedOfficial["8,050 ops/s"] speedXmcp["6,585 ops/s"] speedSkybridge["8,116 ops/s"] speedHandler["6,324 ops/s"]
  install["MCP Appdev stack"] installMcp["74.4 MiB"] installFast["122.5 MiB"] installOfficial["99.0 MiB"] installXmcp["121.9 MiB"] installSkybridge["137.5 MiB"] installHandler["388.0 MiB"]
  packages["Installedpackages"] packagesMcp["51"] packagesFast["180"] packagesOfficial["119"] packagesXmcp["171"] packagesSkybridge["300"] packagesHandler["130"]
  views["Views"] viewsMcp["✅"] viewsFast["✅"] viewsOfficial["◐ Extension"] viewsXmcp["✅"] viewsSkybridge["✅"] viewsHandler["❌"]
  nativeViews["Native Viewson MCP 2026"] nativeViewsMcp["✅"] nativeViewsFast["✅"] nativeViewsOfficial["❌"] nativeViewsXmcp["❌"] nativeViewsSkybridge["❌"] nativeViewsHandler["❌"]
  oauth["One-lineOAuth adapters"] oauthMcp["✅"] oauthFast["◐ Provider/proxy"] oauthOfficial["◐ Primitives"] oauthXmcp["✅"] oauthSkybridge["✅"] oauthHandler["❌"]
  protocol["MCP 2026protocol"] protocolMcp["✅"] protocolFast["✅"] protocolOfficial["✅"] protocolXmcp["❌"] protocolSkybridge["❌"] protocolHandler["❌"]
  screenshot["Built-in Viewscreenshot CLI"] screenshotMcp["✅"] screenshotFast["❌"] screenshotOfficial["❌"] screenshotXmcp["❌"] screenshotSkybridge["❌"] screenshotHandler["❌"]
  tunnel["Built-intunneling"] tunnelMcp["✅"] tunnelFast["❌"] tunnelOfficial["❌"] tunnelXmcp["❌"] tunnelSkybridge["✅"] tunnelHandler["❌"]
  inspector["Built-inInspector"] inspectorMcp["✅"] inspectorFast["✅"] inspectorOfficial["❌"] inspectorXmcp["❌"] inspectorSkybridge["◐ Limited"] inspectorHandler["❌"]

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  class metric,speed,install,packages,views,nativeViews,oauth,protocol,screenshot,tunnel,inspector metricLabel
  class mcp brand
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  class oauthFast,viewsOfficial,oauthOfficial,inspectorSkybridge partial
  class viewsHandler,nativeViewsOfficial,nativeViewsXmcp,nativeViewsSkybridge,nativeViewsHandler,oauthHandler,protocolXmcp,protocolSkybridge,protocolHandler,screenshotFast,screenshotOfficial,screenshotXmcp,screenshotSkybridge,screenshotHandler,tunnelFast,tunnelOfficial,tunnelXmcp,tunnelHandler,inspectorOfficial,inspectorXmcp,inspectorHandler unavailable
  • Includes `@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps`, Vite, and zod for an MCP Apps-capable stack.

Install rows compare custom React MCP App development stacks. FastMCP therefore includes the Apps extension, React, Vite React plugin, Vite, TypeScript, and zod rather than only its narrower server-side component workflow. Size is actual `node_modules` disk usage after a normal npm install, including required peer dependencies.

**Read the detailed benchmark report →**

Examples

Remix a complete MCP App, inspect the source, or deploy it as a starting point:

PreviewAppWhat it demonstrates
Chart BuilderStructured data rendered as interactive charts · Open demo
Diagram BuilderCreate and edit diagrams through MCP tools · Open demo
Maps ExplorerSearch, detail tools, and an interactive map view · Open demo

Browse all TypeScript examples →

Ecosystem

PackageUse it for
`mcp-use`TypeScript v2 server framework, React views, and CLI
`@mcp-use/client`Connect to MCP servers from Node.js, browsers, React, and sandboxes
`@mcp-use/agent`Build model-powered agents on top of MCP clients
`@mcp-use/inspector`Inspect and debug MCP servers and apps
`@mcp-use/tunnel`Expose local HTTP, WebSocket, and MCP servers through the managed relay
`create-mcp-use-app`Scaffold servers and interactive apps
`mcp-use` for PythonBuild Python MCP servers, clients, and agents

Protocol conformance

Security and community

Contributors

Built by Pietro, Luigi, Enrico, and the mcp-use community.

Frequently asked questions

What is mcp-use?

mcp-use is Mcp-use is the easiest way to interact with mcp servers with custom agents TypeScript-based implementation. Trusted by 8100+ developers.

How do I install mcp-use?

Open the GitHub repository and follow its README. Most MCP servers are added to your client's MCP config, then called by your agent.

Is mcp-use open source?

Yes — it is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use and has 8,149 stars.

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