# MCP Python SDK

> The official Python SDK for the Model Context Protocol

## Docs

- [MCP Python SDK](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/index.md)
- [Installation](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/installation/index.md)
- [Migration Guide](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/migration/index.md)

## Tutorial - User Guide

- [Tutorial - User Guide](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/index.md)
- [First steps](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/first-steps/index.md)
- [Tools](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/tools/index.md)
- [Structured Output](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/structured-output/index.md)
- [Resources](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/resources/index.md)
- [Prompts](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/prompts/index.md)
- [The Context](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/context/index.md)
- [Dependencies](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/dependencies/index.md)
- [Handling errors](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/handling-errors/index.md)
- [Lifespan](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/lifespan/index.md)
- [Media](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/media/index.md)
- [Completions](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/completions/index.md)
- [Elicitation](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/elicitation/index.md)
- [Progress](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/progress/index.md)
- [Logging](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/logging/index.md)
- [Testing](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/tutorial/testing/index.md)

## Running your server

- [Running your server](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/run/index.md)
- [ASGI](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/run/asgi/index.md)

## The Client

- [The Client](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/client/index.md)
- [Client callbacks](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/client/callbacks/index.md)
- [Client transports](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/client/transports/index.md)
- [Protocol versions](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/client/protocol-versions/index.md)

## Advanced

- [Multi-round-trip requests](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/multi-round-trip/index.md)
- [The low-level Server](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/low-level-server/index.md)
- [URI templates](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/uri-templates/index.md)
- [Pagination](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/pagination/index.md)
- [Caching hints](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/caching/index.md)
- [Middleware](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/middleware/index.md)
- [Extensions](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/extensions/index.md)
- [MCP Apps](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/apps/index.md)
- [OpenTelemetry](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/opentelemetry/index.md)
- [Authorization](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/authorization/index.md)
- [OAuth clients](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/oauth-clients/index.md)
- [Identity assertion](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/identity-assertion/index.md)
- [Session groups](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/session-groups/index.md)
- [Deprecated features](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/advanced/deprecated/index.md)

## Optional

- [mcp API reference](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/mcp/): Auto-generated API reference for the mcp package (rendered HTML)
- [mcp-types API reference](https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/mcp_types/): Auto-generated API reference for the mcp-types package (rendered HTML)