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| new 1.7.0 | May 13, 2026 |
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| 1.5.0 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 1.3.0 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| 0.17.0 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 0.1.5 | Mar 24, 2025 |
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rmcp
The official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol. Build MCP servers that expose tools, resources, and prompts to AI assistants — or build clients that connect to them.
For getting started, usage guides, and full MCP feature documentation (resources, prompts, sampling, roots, logging, completions, subscriptions, etc.), see the main README.
Feature Flags
| Feature | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
server |
Server functionality and the tool system | ✅ |
client |
Client functionality | |
macros |
#[tool] / #[prompt] macros (re-exports rmcp-macros) |
✅ |
schemars |
JSON Schema generation for tool definitions | |
auth |
OAuth 2.0 authentication support | |
elicitation |
Elicitation support |
Transport features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
transport-io |
Server-side stdio transport |
transport-child-process |
Client-side stdio transport (spawns a child process) |
transport-async-rw |
Generic async read/write transport |
transport-streamable-http-client |
Streamable HTTP client (transport-agnostic) |
transport-streamable-http-client-reqwest |
Streamable HTTP client with default reqwest backend |
transport-streamable-http-server |
Streamable HTTP server transport |
TLS backend options (for HTTP transports)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
reqwest |
Uses rustls — pure Rust TLS (recommended default) |
reqwest-native-tls |
Uses platform-native TLS (OpenSSL / Secure Transport / SChannel) |
reqwest-tls-no-provider |
Uses rustls without a default crypto provider (bring your own) |
Transports
The transport layer is pluggable. Two built-in pairs cover the most common cases:
| Client | Server | |
|---|---|---|
| stdio | TokioChildProcess |
stdio |
| Streamable HTTP | StreamableHttpClientTransport |
StreamableHttpService |
Any type that implements the Transport trait can be used. The IntoTransport helper trait provides automatic conversions from:
(Sink, Stream)or a combinedSink + Stream(AsyncRead, AsyncWrite)or a combinedAsyncRead + AsyncWrite- A
Workerimplementation - A
Transportimplementation directly
License
This project is licensed under the terms specified in the repository's LICENSE file.
Dependencies
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