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fastapi_mcp

Expose your FastAPI endpoints as Model Context Protocol tools - with authentication - in a few lines of code.

★ 12.0k stars⑂ 971 forksMITupdated 2025-11
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// project facts

Project facts

fastapi_mcp is an open-source dev tools project by tadata-org (tadata-org/fastapi_mcp on GitHub). It has 12,019 GitHub stars and 971 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 24 November 2025.

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12,019
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License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
24 November 2025
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Check the fit

    You need an existing (or new) FastAPI app whose endpoints you want AI agents to call as tools.

  2. Install the library

    Add fastapi-mcp to your project with uv or pip.

  3. Mount the MCP server

    Create FastApiMCP(app) in your code and call mcp.mount() - your endpoints become MCP tools with schemas and docs preserved.

  4. Connect a client and test

    Point your MCP client at your app's /mcp endpoint, authenticate as your API requires, and call a tool from your agent.

// features

Why people love it

Authentication built in

Secure MCP tools using your existing FastAPI dependencies (Depends) for authentication and authorization - no parallel auth system.

FastAPI-native, not a converter

Built as a native extension of FastAPI rather than an OpenAPI translation layer, preserving native dependency behavior.

Schemas and docs preserved

Request and response models keep their schemas, and endpoint documentation carries over just as it appears in Swagger.

Zero/minimal configuration

Point it at your FastAPI app and it works - the basic integration is three lines of code.

Flexible deployment

Mount the MCP server into the same FastAPI app or deploy it separately, as your architecture requires.

Efficient ASGI transport

The MCP server communicates with your app through its ASGI interface directly, eliminating internal HTTP calls.

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Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Clone FastAPI-MCP for the examples and source; most users install the package instead.

    git clone https://github.com/tadata-org/fastapi_mcp.git
    cd fastapi_mcp
  2. Install the package

    Add fastapi-mcp to your FastAPI project (uv recommended by the README, pip works too).

    pip install fastapi-mcp
  3. Mount it on your app

    Add the MCP server to your FastAPI application; it becomes available at your app's /mcp path.

    from fastapi_mcp import FastApiMCP
    mcp = FastApiMCP(app)
    mcp.mount()  # see README for the full example
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What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains FastAPI-MCP?

It is developed by tadata-org (Tadata Inc.) and community contributors; Tadata also offers a hosted solution.

Is it free to use?

Yes. It is MIT-licensed (Copyright Tadata Inc.).

Does it need a paid API key?

No. It is a library that runs inside your own FastAPI deployment; the AI clients that call it use their own model access.

How does it compare with generating an MCP server from an OpenAPI spec?

Generic converters translate the spec; FastAPI-MCP works natively with your running app, reusing its dependencies for auth and its ASGI interface for transport, so behavior matches your API exactly.

How do I get started?

Run pip install fastapi-mcp, add FastApiMCP(app) and mcp.mount() to your app, and connect an MCP client to /mcp.

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