modelcontextprotocol

    modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk

    The official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol

    backend
    mcp
    mcp-client
    mcp-server
    rust
    Rust
    NOASSERTION
    4.1K stars
    696 forks
    4.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 5, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 228 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an official Rust SDK implementing the Model Context Protocol with async support via Tokio runtime.
    • Enables seamless building of MCP clients and servers in Rust with procedural macros and robust async tooling.
    • Use for developing type-safe, asynchronous MCP client applications in Rust integrating with external MCP servers.
    • Use for creating high-performance MCP servers that handle requests and notifications with customizable service handlers.
    • Use for extending or integrating MCP protocol support into Rust-based projects requiring OAuth and OpenAPI compatibility.

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    License

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    From the README

    An official Rust Model Context Protocol SDK implementation with tokio async runtime.

    Excerpt from the modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 9: +2Aug 10: +6Aug 11: +9Aug 12: +1Aug 13: +7Aug 14: +3Aug 15: +0Aug 18: +1

    +320 stars over 90 days across 16 snapshot days; best day +9 on Aug 11.

    Forks

    696+102

    Open issues

    65+30

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