# flask-mcp-server

> Flask-MCP-Server is a lightweight, production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Flask, with tool discovery, endpoint registration, async support, and full compliance with the latest MCP 2025-06-18 specification.

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## Verification
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## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/bashar94/flask-mcp-server/blob/main/README.md
- repository: https://github.com/bashar94/flask-mcp-server/blob/main/README.md
- version: 0.6.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:flask-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# flask-mcp-server

Flask-based **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server for Python. Drop it into any Flask app or run it standalone. Ships with security and ops features out of the box.

**Spec target:** MCP **2025-06-18** — Streamable HTTP transport with a **unified `/mcp` endpoint** (POST for JSON-RPC; GET for SSE). Back-compat routes retained.

**Package version:** `0.6.1`

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## Table of Contents
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Install](#install)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [What’s new in 0.6.1](#whats-new-in-060)
- [Configuration (env vars)](#configuration-env-vars)
- [Core Concepts](#core-concepts)
- [Examples](#examples)
  - [A. Unified MCP endpoint usage](#a-unified-mcp-endpoint-usage)
  - [B. Tools with roles & TTL cache](#b-tools-with-roles--ttl-cache)
  - [C. Resources & ResourceTemplates](#c-resources--resourcetemplates)
  - [D. Prompts & Completions](#d-prompts--completions)
  - [E. Batch Calls (compat)](#e-batch-calls-compat)
  - [F. SSE (hello + registry events)](#f-sse-hello--registry-events)
  - [G. Auth: API keys & HMAC](#g-auth-api-keys--hmac)
  - [H. Rate limiting](#h-rate-limiting)
  - [I. Service Providers](#i-service-providers)
  - [J. Discovery (auto-register)](#j-discovery-auto-register)
  - [K. CLI](#k-cli)
  - [L. OpenAPI & Swagger](#l-openapi--swagger)
- [FAQ](#faq)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
- [License](#license)

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## Requirements
- **Python** 3.9+
- **Flask** 3.x (auto-installed)
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## Install
### From PyPI
```bash
pip install flask-mcp-server
```

Add to `requirements.txt` from a file path:
```
flask-mcp-server==0.6.1
```

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## Quick Start

**Integrated into an existing Flask app** (integrated HTTP):
```python
from flask import Flask
from flask_mcp_server import mount_mcp, Mcp
from flask_mcp_server.http_integrated import mw_auth, mw_ratelimit, mw_cors

app = Flask(__name__)

@Mcp.tool(name="sum")
def sum_(a: int, b: int) -> int:
    return a + b

# Mount at /mcp with useful middlewares
mount_mcp(app, url_p…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.apis (0.802, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/flask-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:23:13.375Z)

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