{"categories":[{"label":"Application Frameworks","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-application-frameworks/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Arcade MCP Server provides a FastAPI-like framework for building Model Context Protocol servers that expose tools to AI assistants and development tools through stdio and HTTP/SSE transports.","skillfed_tags":["mcp-protocol","ai-integration","tool-server"],"use_cases":["Expose custom Python functions as tools available to Claude Desktop or other MCP-compatible AI assistants.","Build a local tool server for Cursor or other development environments that support the MCP protocol.","Deploy a production MCP server over HTTP/SSE to serve multiple remote AI clients simultaneously.","Integrate existing Arcade packages as discoverable tools without manual registration.","Develop and test MCP tools locally with hot reload, then deploy the same code to production."],"what_it_does":"Arcade MCP Server is a framework for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that expose your tools to AI assistants like Claude and development tools like Cursor. It uses a FastAPI-like decorator-based API to define tools, then automatically handles the MCP protocol negotiation and transport (stdio for local clients, HTTP/SSE for remote ones). The package includes built-in support for tool discovery, environment-based configuration, and hot reload during development.\n\nYou install it, define your tools with the @app.tool decorator, and run the server\u2014it handles the rest. It's designed for both development (with automatic reloading) and production deployment (Docker, systemd, PM2, cloud platforms). The framework collects anonymous usage data by default (opt-out via ARCADE_USAGE_TRACKING=0) to track server starts and reliability.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, production-stable, has low install friction, and solves a clear problem\u2014exposing Python tools to MCP-compatible AI assistants. MIT licensing is permissive. No known vulnerabilities. Install if you need to build an MCP server or integrate tools with Claude, Cursor, or similar platforms."},"id":"arcade-mcp-server","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/arcade-mcp-server","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/arcade-mcp-server.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/arcade-mcp-server/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-10","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"arcade-mcp-server","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Model Context Protocol (MCP) server framework for Arcade.dev"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":695956,"position":5308,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.25.2"}