modelcontextprotocol / modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
Allow installing mcp servers from pypi
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Distribution of python mcp servers is not possible via pypi.
Describe the solution you'd like
Right now we can install mcp servers like:
uv run --with mcp[cli] mcp install server.py but that means that the mcp server
has to exist locally
but it'd be helpful to be able to do:
uv run --with mcp[cli], cratedb-mcp install cratedb-mcp, where cratedb-mcp is a mcp server available in pypi, installed with the uv run --with commands.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Extra scripting.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start from the mcp install CLI entry point and trace how the current server.py argument is resolved and launched. Determine how a PyPI package name should be accepted alongside the local-file form; done means the requested uv run --with command can install and configure a server distributed through PyPI.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100