mcp-use

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A fully typed TypeScript framework to build, test, and ship MCP servers, ChatGPT plugins, and Claude connectors, with native Views, a built-in Inspector

Framework

Install: npx -y create-mcp-use-app@latest

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Written by the project's own authors, not by runchr. Snapshot taken 2026-10-31.

The TypeScript framework for MCP

Build, test, and ship MCP servers, ChatGPT plugins, Claude connectors

Fully Typed, native Views and MCP Apps support, built-in Inspector and first class Agent experience.

Documentation · Inspector · Examples · Deploy

Note

Migrating from v1? Give it to your agent:

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

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

Read the prompt →

Start with code

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

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;

Explore MCP server tools →

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

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

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

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

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

  return (
    <main style={{ padding: 24 }}>
      <h2>{weather.city}</h2>
      <p>
        {weather.temperature}°C · {weather.conditions}
      </p>
      <button
        disabled={refresh.isPending}
        onClick={() => void refresh.callTool({ city: weather.city })}
      >
        {refresh.isPending ? "Refreshing…" : "Refresh"}
      </button>
      {refresh.error && <p>{refresh.error.message}</p>}
    </main>
  );
}

_{Build interactive UI experiences within ChatGPT with mcp-use.}

Build your first MCP App →

Create ChatGPT Plugin Extensions

Build ChatGPT Plugin Extensions with interactive Views that users can open alongside their conversation. Use useModelContext to let them add content from a View to the conversation, such as a book to discuss or analytics to explore.

add-book.tsx — Share a selected book with the model

import { useModelContext } from "mcp-use/react";

export default function AddBook() {
  const { add, pending, error } = useModelContext();

  async function shareBook() {
    try {
      await add("selected-book", {
        type: "text",
        title: "The Great Gatsby",
        text: "Selected book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald",
      });
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Could not share the book", error);
    }
  }

  return (
    <>
      <button disabled={pending} onClick={shareBook}>
        {pending ? "Adding…" : "Add book to chat"}
      </button>
      {error && <p role="alert">{error.message}</p>}
    </>
  );
}

Little Bookshop

little-bookshop-quick-demo.mp4

Manufact Analytics

chatgpt-better-manufact-analytics-demo.mp4

Explore ChatGPT Plugin Extensions →

Build

Create the production build:

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:

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:

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.

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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  install["MCP App<br/>dev 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"]
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  oauth["One-line<br/>OAuth adapters"] oauthMcp["✅"] oauthFast["◐ Provider/proxy"] oauthOfficial["◐ Primitives"] oauthXmcp["✅"] oauthSkybridge["✅"] oauthHandler["❌"]
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  screenshot["Built-in View<br/>screenshot CLI"] screenshotMcp["✅"] screenshotFast["❌"] screenshotOfficial["❌"] screenshotXmcp["❌"] screenshotSkybridge["❌"] screenshotHandler["❌"]
  tunnel["Built-in<br/>tunneling"] tunnelMcp["✅"] tunnelFast["❌"] tunnelOfficial["❌"] tunnelXmcp["❌"] tunnelSkybridge["✅"] tunnelHandler["❌"]
  inspector["Built-in<br/>Inspector"] inspectorMcp["✅"] inspectorFast["✅"] inspectorOfficial["❌"] inspectorXmcp["❌"] inspectorSkybridge["◐ Limited"] inspectorHandler["❌"]

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  class mcp brand
  class fastmcp,official,xmcp,skybridge,handler header
  class speedFast,speedOfficial,speedXmcp,speedSkybridge,speedHandler,installFast,installOfficial,installXmcp,installSkybridge,installHandler,packagesFast,packagesOfficial,packagesXmcp,packagesSkybridge,packagesHandler value
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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:

Preview	App	What it demonstrates
	Chart Builder	Structured data rendered as interactive charts · Open demo
	Diagram Builder	Create and edit diagrams through MCP tools · Open demo
	Maps Explorer	Search, detail tools, and an interactive map view · Open demo

Browse all TypeScript examples →

Ecosystem

Package	Use 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 Python	Build Python MCP servers, clients, and agents

Protocol conformance

Security and community

Contributors

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

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