FastMCP OpenAPI

A FastMCP wrapper that dynamically generates MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools from OpenAPI specifications.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+ with pip
• Node.js 16+ (for MCP Inspector)
• OpenAI API key (for LangChain demos)

Installation

pip install fastmcp-openapi

Basic Usage

# Generate MCP tools from any OpenAPI spec
fastmcp-openapi --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json

# With authentication
fastmcp-openapi --spec https://api.example.com/openapi.json --auth-header "Bearer your-token"

# Multiple APIs
fastmcp-openapi --spec api1.json --spec api2.json --spec api3.json

Test with MCP Inspector

# Install MCP Inspector
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

# Test your OpenAPI tools
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector fastmcp-openapi --spec examples/simple_api.json

# Test Petstore API with Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector fastmcp-openapi --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openapi-server": {
      "command": "fastmcp-openapi",
      "args": ["--spec", "https://api.example.com/openapi.json", "--auth-header", "Bearer your-token"]
    }
  }
}

Features

• ✅ Dynamic Tool Generation: Converts OpenAPI operations to MCP tools automatically
• ✅ Type Safety: Full parameter validation using OpenAPI schemas
• ✅ Authentication: Bearer tokens, API keys, Basic auth
• ✅ Multiple APIs: Load multiple OpenAPI specs in one server
• ✅ Real-time: Add/remove APIs without restart

Command Line Options

fastmcp-openapi --help

Options:
  --spec TEXT          OpenAPI specification URL or file path (can be used multiple times)
  --name TEXT          Server name (default: "OpenAPI Server")
  --auth-header TEXT   Authorization header (e.g., 'Bearer token123'). Must match order of --spec options.
  --base-url TEXT      Override base URL for API calls. Must match order of --spec options.
  --config TEXT        JSON config file with API specifications
  --transport TEXT     Transport: stdio, streamable-http, sse (default: stdio)
  --port INTEGER       Port for HTTP/SSE transport (default: 8000)
  --debug             Enable debug logging

Programmatic Usage

from fastmcp_openapi import OpenAPIServer

# Create server
server = OpenAPIServer("My API Server")

# Add OpenAPI specs
await server.add_openapi_spec(
    name="petstore",
    spec_url="https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json",
    auth_header="Bearer your-token"
)

# Run server
server.run()

Examples

Multiple APIs with Different Auth

# Multiple APIs with different base URLs and auth
fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \
  --spec https://api.github.com/openapi.yaml \
  --spec ./local-api.json \
  --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2 \
  --base-url https://api.github.com \
  --base-url http://localhost:3000 \
  --auth-header "Bearer petstore-token" \
  --auth-header "Bearer github-token" \
  --auth-header "Basic local-auth"

# Each API gets its own tools with prefixes:
# - api_1_getPetById (Petstore)
# - api_2_getUser (GitHub)  
# - api_3_createItem (Local API)

Mixed API Sources

# Combine remote and local APIs
fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \
  --spec examples/simple_api.json \
  --spec https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/openapi.json \
  --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2 \
  --base-url http://localhost:8080 \
  --base-url https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com

# Creates unified MCP server with tools from all APIs

Authenticated API

fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec https://api.example.com/openapi.json \
  --auth-header "Bearer your-oauth-token" \
  --base-url "https://api.example.com/v1"

Development Mode

# HTTP mode for web testing
fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec examples/simple_api.json \
  --transport streamable-http \
  --port 8080 \
  --debug

# SSE mode for MCP Inspector
fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \
  --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2 \
  --transport sse \
  --port 8081 \
  --debug

LangChain Integration

# Install required dependencies
pip install langchain-openai langchain-mcp-adapters langgraph

# Set OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-openai-api-key"

# Start FastMCP server with HTTP transport
fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \
  --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2 \
  --transport streamable-http \
  --port 8081

# Run LangChain test (in another terminal)
python test_mcp_langchain.py

The LangChain integration allows AI agents to use the generated MCP tools for natural language interaction with APIs.

How It Works

1. Load OpenAPI Spec: Fetches and parses OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
2. Generate Tools: Creates MCP tools for each API operation with proper schemas
3. Handle Requests: Validates parameters and makes authenticated HTTP requests
4. Return Results: Formats API responses for AI consumption

Supported Features

• ✅ OpenAPI 3.0.x, 3.1.x, Swagger 2.0
• ✅ Path/query parameters, headers, request bodies
• ✅ Authentication (Bearer, API Key, Basic)
• ✅ Parameter validation and type checking
• ✅ Multiple APIs in one server
• ✅ Multiple transports: stdio, streamable-http, sse
• ✅ LangChain integration for AI agents
• ✅ MCP Inspector support for interactive testing

Testing & Examples

Quick Test with Petstore API

# 1. Start server with SSE transport
fastmcp-openapi --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2 --transport sse --port 8081

# 2. Test with MCP Inspector (in another terminal)
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector fastmcp-openapi --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2

# 3. Test with LangChain (requires OPENAI_API_KEY)
python test_mcp_langchain.py

Available Transport Modes

• stdio: Standard input/output (default, for Claude Desktop)
• streamable-http: HTTP-based transport (for LangChain integration)
• sse: Server-Sent Events transport (for MCP Inspector)

Multiple API Management

FastMCP OpenAPI supports combining multiple OpenAPI specifications into a single MCP server, each with their own base URLs and authentication.

Configuration Methods

Method 1: JSON Configuration (Recommended)

Create a JSON config file to clearly define each API:

{
  "apis": [
    {
      "name": "petstore",
      "spec": "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json",
      "base_url": "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2",
      "auth": "Bearer petstore-api-key"
    },
    {
      "name": "simple_api", 
      "spec": "examples/simple_api.json",
      "base_url": "http://localhost:8080"
    }
  ]
}

# Use the config file
fastmcp-openapi --config examples/multi_api_config.json --transport sse --port 8081

Method 2: Command Line Arguments (Positional Matching)

⚠️ Important: Arguments must be in the same order - each --base-url and --auth-header matches the corresponding --spec by position.

# Order matters: spec[0]→base_url[0]→auth[0], spec[1]→base_url[1]→auth[1], etc.
fastmcp-openapi \
  --spec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \     # Position 0
  --spec examples/simple_api.json \                       # Position 1  
  --spec https://api.github.com/openapi.yaml \            # Position 2
  --base-url https://petstore.swagger.io/v2 \             # Position 0 → spec[0]
  --base-url http://localhost:8080 \                      # Position 1 → spec[1]
  --base-url https://api.github.com \                     # Position 2 → spec[2]
  --auth-header "Bearer petstore-key" \                   # Position 0 → spec[0]
  --auth-header "" \                                      # Position 1 → spec[1] (no auth)
  --auth-header "Bearer github-key"                       # Position 2 → spec[2]

Benefits

• Unified Interface: Access multiple APIs through one MCP server
• Individual Configuration: Each API can have its own base URL and auth
• Tool Namespacing: Tools are automatically prefixed to avoid conflicts
• Mixed Sources: Combine remote APIs, local services, and files

Tool Naming Convention

When multiple APIs are loaded, tools are automatically prefixed:

• Single API: operationId → getPetById
• Multiple APIs: api_name_operationId → petstore_getPetById, github_getUser

Development

git clone <repository>
cd fastmcp-openapi
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

License

MIT License