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The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT, Claude, and MCP Servers. 9,949 GitHub stars and 29 commits on main in the last 30 days.

9,949·5 tools·Released APR 2025·MIT
pip install mcp-use
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The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT, Claude, and MCP Servers. 9,949 stars and 29 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

{ "mcpServers": { "my-mcp-use-app": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "my_mcp_use_app" ] } } }
PrereqPyPI: `mcp-use`. Fullstack framework for building MCP Apps; example config shows an app built using this framework. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "my-mcp-use-app": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "my_mcp_use_app" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "my-mcp-use-app": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "my_mcp_use_app" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "my-mcp-use-app": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "my_mcp_use_app" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "my-mcp-use-app": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "my_mcp_use_app" ] } } }

5 TOOLS AVAILABLE

create_app
Scaffold a fullstack MCP App with server and client
Admin
register_tool
Register tools with built-in client invocation hooks
Admin
create_chat_ui
Generate a chat UI for the MCP App
Admin

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • 9,949 GitHub stars.
  • 29 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • MIT license.
  • Fullstack scope (server plus client patterns).
  • Built-in chat UI generator.
Weaknesses
  • Fullstack scope means broader API surface to learn versus server-only frameworks.
  • Client integrations target ChatGPT and Claude specifically; other clients may need custom work.
  • Community-maintained; no commercial vendor backing.
Security Notes

No authentication at the framework level. Apps built with mcp-use must add authentication; the framework provides hooks for OAuth and API-key flows but does not bundle a specific implementation.

Best For

Developers building MCP Apps end-to-end (server plus embedded client UI); teams that want one framework for both sides of an MCP integration; prototypers who want a chat-UI scaffold included.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
python
Transport
stdiostreamable-http
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
mcp-use/mcp-use · ★ 9,949
npm
mcp-use
Last Release
mcp-use (PyPI latest)MAY 14, 2026
First Released
APR 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
9,949

// Reading this9,949 stars on mcp-use/mcp-use. 29 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#4
Globally · #4 in Dev Tools

// Reading thisPairs with FastMCP (Python and TS), MCP Python SDK, MCP TypeScript SDK, mcp-go in the framework layer of dev-tools.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 14, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 14, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.6editorial9,949MAY 14, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 14, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 14, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 14, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 14, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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