A starter MCP server in Python.
A starter MCP server in Python. That is what the mcp python starter mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
A feature-complete Model Context Protocol (MCP) server template in Python using FastMCP. This starter demonstrates all major MCP features with clean, Pythonic code.
The server publishes 7 tools. What each one is for:
Category — FeatureTools — helloResources — info://aboutTemplates — greeting://{name}Prompts — greetPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverInstallation — The Installation tool exposed by this serverThe server ships on npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP Python Starter's toolset — Category, Tools, Resources and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by SamMorrowDrums; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP Python Starter's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Category | Feature |
| Tools | hello |
| Resources | info://about |
| Templates | greeting://{name} |
| Prompts | greet |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"python-starter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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Microsoft's official browser automation server — drive a real browser through the accessibility tree, no screenshots needed.
GitHub's official server — repos, issues, pull requests, Actions and code security, straight from your assistant.
Issue tracking at the speed of conversation — Linear's official hosted server with OAuth and zero install.
Local repository surgery — status, diffs, commits, branches and history for any repo on disk.
Timezone sanity for AI — current time anywhere and correct conversions, without the model doing date math.