arcade-mcp/libs/arcade-mcp-server
Eric Gustin 9eec003c72
Add full support for MCP Resources (#803)
Resolves
https://linear.app/arcadedev/issue/TOO-590/add-resources-support-to-server-framework


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> [!NOTE]
> **Medium Risk**
> Adds new resource registration/reading semantics (including URI
templates and duplicate/multiple-match policies) and changes JSON Schema
generation for tool I/O, which may affect MCP client compatibility and
runtime behavior across servers.
> 
> **Overview**
> **Adds first-class MCP Resources support across `arcade-mcp-server`.**
`MCPApp` can now register resources at build time via
`add_resource`/`@resource` plus convenience `add_text_resource` and
`add_file_resource`, and passes these through to `MCPServer` for startup
loading (including `ResourceTemplate` URIs with `{param}` and `{param*}`
matching).
> 
> **Extends `ResourceManager` behavior.** Resource reads now coerce
handler return types (including raw `bytes` to base64
`BlobResourceContents`), support template matching with
overlap/multiple-match detection, and introduce configurable duplicate
handling policies.
> 
> **Improves tool schema + MCP Apps linking.** Tool input/output JSON
Schema generation is refactored to recursively expand nested `json`
schemas and ensure `outputSchema` is always an object (wrapping
non-object returns in a `result` property); `MCPApp` also supports
attaching arbitrary tool `_meta` extensions (e.g., `ui.resourceUri`)
applied at server start.
> 
> Adds two new example servers (`resources`, `tools_with_output_schema`)
and broad test coverage for resource templates, static/file resources,
meta extensions, and schema wrapping/recursion.
> 
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-27 15:27:57 -07:00
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arcade_mcp_server Add full support for MCP Resources (#803) 2026-03-27 15:27:57 -07:00
Makefile remove mkdocs for arcade-mcp (#617) 2025-10-13 10:47:41 -07:00
pyproject.toml Add full support for MCP Resources (#803) 2026-03-27 15:27:57 -07:00
README.md Server start events (#635) 2025-10-22 16:14:52 -07:00

Arcade MCP Server

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Arcade MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server enables AI assistants and development tools to interact with your Arcade tools through a standardized protocol. Build, deploy, and integrate MCP servers seamlessly across different AI platforms.

Features

  • 🚀 FastAPI-like Interface - Simple, intuitive API with MCPApp
  • 🔧 Tool Discovery - Automatic discovery of tools in your project
  • 🔌 Multiple Transports - Support for stdio and HTTP/SSE
  • 🤖 Multi-Client Support - Works with Claude, Cursor, and more
  • 📦 Package Integration - Load installed Arcade packages
  • 🔐 Built-in Security - Environment-based configuration and secrets
  • 🔄 Hot Reload - Development mode with automatic reloading
  • 📊 Production Ready - Deploy with Docker, systemd, PM2, or cloud platforms

Getting Started

Installation

pip install arcade-mcp-server

Create Your First Server

from arcade_mcp_server import MCPApp
from typing import Annotated

app = MCPApp(name="my-tools", version="1.0.0")

@app.tool
def greet(name: Annotated[str, "Name to greet"]) -> str:
    """Greet someone by name."""
    return f"Hello, {name}!"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

Run Your Server

# For development
python my_tools.py

# For Claude Desktop
python -m arcade_mcp_server stdio

# For HTTP clients
python -m arcade_mcp_server --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

Community

Analytics & Privacy

Arcade MCP Server collects anonymous usage data to help us improve the service and debug issues. We track "MCP server start" events to understand server usage patterns and reliability.

What We Track

When the server starts, we collect the following information:

  • Server configuration: transport type (http or stdio), host, port
  • Server metadata: tool count, server version
  • Runtime environment: Python version, OS type and release
  • Timing: device timestamp
  • Errors: error messages (if startup fails)

Privacy

  • For anonymous users: Events are tracked with an anonymous ID and no user profile is created
  • For authenticated users: Events are linked to your account to help us provide better support
  • No sensitive data (credentials, tool inputs/outputs, or personal information) is ever collected

Opt Out

To disable usage tracking, set the environment variable ARCADE_USAGE_TRACKING to 0.

License

Arcade MCP Server is open source software licensed under the MIT license.