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<strong>Python implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP)</strong>

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> [!NOTE] > This README documents v1.x of the MCP Python SDK (the current stable release). > > For v1.x code and documentation, see the `v1.x` branch. > For the upcoming v2 documentation (pre-alpha, in development on main), see `README.v2.md`.

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• MCP Python SDK
• Overview
• Installation
• Adding MCP to your python project
• Running the standalone MCP development tools
• Quickstart
• What is MCP?
• Core Concepts
• Server
• Resources
• Tools
• Structured Output
• Prompts
• Images
• Context
• Getting Context in Functions
• Context Properties and Methods
• Completions
• Elicitation
• Sampling
• Logging and Notifications
• Authentication
• FastMCP Properties
• Session Properties and Methods
• Request Context Properties
• Running Your Server
• [Development Mode](#developm