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Prerequisites:
  • Install Python (version 3.11 or higher)
  • pip, uv, or poetry package manager

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Install mcp-use

pip install mcp-use
This gives you access to everything: MCPAgent, MCPClient, and MCPServer.

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LLM Providers (for Agents)

If you’re building agents, install your preferred LLM provider: 
pip install langchain-openai
Tool Calling Required: Only models with tool calling capabilities can be used with mcp-use agents.

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Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project root: 
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
GOOGLE_API_KEY=AI...
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_...
Load them in your scripts: 
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

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Development Installation

Install from source for the latest features or to contribute: 
git clone https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use.git
cd mcp-use/libraries/python
pip install -e .

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Next Steps

Agent

Build AI Agents with tool calling capabilities through MCP connections

Client

A full featured MCP Client implementation for Python

Server

The MCP Server framework implementation for Python
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