---
title: "FastMCP Python MCP Server and Client Framework"
description: "FastMCP is the standard Python framework for building Model Context Protocol servers, clients, and applications. It provides automatic schema generation, transport negotiation, and protocol lifecycle management, letting developers wrap Python functions into MCP-compliant tools with minimal boilerplate."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "PrefectHQ/fastmcp"
  github_stars: 24192
---

# FastMCP Python MCP Server and Client Framework

FastMCP is the standard Python framework for building Model Context Protocol servers, clients, and applications. It provides automatic schema generation, transport negotiation, and protocol lifecycle management, letting developers wrap Python functions into MCP-compliant tools with minimal boilerplate.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/fastmcp-python-mcp-server-client-framework/)