# MCP Python SDK

> Official Python SDK for MCP servers and clients

Build MCP servers and clients in Python, including the FastMCP decorator API for exposing tools and resources in a few lines.

- Source: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
- Homepage: https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/
- License: MIT
- Language: Python
- Stars: 24463
- Forks: 4003
- Contributors: 201
- Last commit: 2026-10-02
- Latest release: v2.3.0 (2026-10-02)
- Purpose: MCP servers
- Runs on: Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 81/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Install

pip:

```
pip install "mcp[cli]"
```

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- [FastMCP](https://diggithub.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp.md): Fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers
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- [GitHub MCP Server](https://diggithub.com/github/github-mcp-server.md): GitHub's official MCP server
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Source page: https://diggithub.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
Updated: 2026-10-03