Reference
MCP SDKs, tooling, and resources
Where to go next, grouped by what you are trying to do. Not exhaustive, but enough to get productive.
Specification and docs #
- modelcontextprotocol.io for concepts, quickstarts, and the client directory.
- MCP specification for the authoritative protocol details.
- Introducing MCP for the original motivation.
SDKs #
- Python SDK and TypeScript SDK, the official SDKs.
- FastMCP, a decorator-based Python framework for building servers fast.
Servers, testing, and environments #
- Reference servers: ready-to-run servers and reference implementations.
- MCP Inspector: test and debug a server without a full client.
- Arga Labs: stands in for the services an MCP server wraps, so the server and the agent can be tested end to end.
Resources & further reading
- modelcontextprotocol.io MCPThe official Model Context Protocol site: concepts, quickstarts, and client list.
- Python SDK GitHubThe official Python SDK for building MCP servers and clients.
- TypeScript SDK GitHubThe official TypeScript SDK for building MCP servers and clients.
- Reference servers GitHubA collection of official and community MCP servers you can install and learn from.
- MCP Inspector GitHubA visual tool for testing and debugging an MCP server without wiring up a full client.