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# 🦑 use-mcp 🦑
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[](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/use-mcp) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/use-mcp) 
A lightweight React hook for connecting to [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol) servers. Simplifies authentication and tool calling for AI systems implementing the MCP standard.
Try it out: [MCP Inspector](https://inspector.use-mcp.dev) | [Cloudflare Workers AI Playground](https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com/)
## Installation
```bash
npm install use-mcp
# or
pnpm add use-mcp
# or
yarn add use-mcp
```
## Features
- 🔄 Automatic connection management with reconnection and retries
- 🔐 OAuth authentication flow handling with popup and fallback support
- 📦 Simple React hook interface for MCP integration
- 🧰 TypeScript types for editor assistance and type checking
- 📝 Comprehensive logging for debugging
- 🌐 Works with both HTTP and SSE (Server-Sent Events) transports
## Quick Start
```tsx
import { useMcp } from 'use-mcp/react'
function MyAIComponent() {
const {
state, // Connection state: 'discovering' | 'authenticating' | 'connecting' | 'loading' | 'ready' | 'failed'
tools, // Available tools from MCP server
error, // Error message if connection failed
callTool, // Function to call tools on the MCP server
retry, // Retry connection manually
authenticate, // Manually trigger authentication
clearStorage, // Clear stored tokens and credentials
} = useMcp({
url: 'https://your-mcp-server.com',
clientName: 'My App',
autoReconnect: true,
})
// Handle different states
if (state === 'failed') {
return (
<div>
<p>Connection failed: {error}</p>
<button onClick={retry}>Retry</button>
<button onClick={authenticate}>Authenticate Manually</button>
</div>
)
}
if (state !== 'ready') {
return <div>Connecting to AI service...</div>
}
// Use available tools
const handleSearch = async () => {
try {
const result = await callTool('search', { query: 'example search' })
console.log('Search results:', result)
} catch (err) {
console.error('Tool call failed:', err)
}
}
return (
<div>
<h2>Available Tools: {tools.length}</h2>
<ul>
{tools.map(tool => (
<li key={tool.name}>{tool.name}</li>
))}
</ul>
<button onClick={handleSearch}>Search</button>
</div>
)
}
```
## Setting Up OAuth Callback
To handle the OAuth authentication flow, you need to set up a callback endpoint in your app.
### With React Router
```tsx
// App.tsx with React Router
import { BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route } from 'react-router-dom'
import { useEffect } from 'react'
import { onMcpAuthorization } from 'use-mcp'
function OAuthCallback() {
useEffect(() => {
onMcpAuthorization()
}, [])
return (
<div>
<h1>Authenticating...</h1>
<p>This window should close automatically.</p>
</div>
)
}
function App() {
return (
<Router>
<Routes>
<Route path="/oauth/callback" element={<OAuthCallback />} />
<Route path="/" element={<YourMainComponent />} />
</Routes>
</Router>
)
}
```
### With Next.js Pages Router
```tsx
// pages/oauth/callback.tsx
import { useEffect } from 'react'
import { onMcpAuthorization } from 'use-mcp'
export default function OAuthCallbackPage() {
useEffect(() => {
onMcpAuthorization()
}, [])
return (
<div>
<h1>Authenticating...</h1>
<p>This window should close automatically.</p>
</div>
)
}
```
## API Reference
### `useMcp` Hook
```ts
function useMcp(options: UseMcpOptions): UseMcpResult
```
#### Options
| Option | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `url` | `string` | **Required**. URL of your MCP server |
| `clientName` | `string` | Name of your client for OAuth registration |
| `clientUri` | `string` | URI of your client for OAuth registration |
| `callbackUrl` | `string` | Custom callback URL for OAuth redirect (defaults to `/oauth/callback` on the current origin) |
| `storageKeyPrefix` | `string` | Storage key prefix for OAuth data in localStorage (defaults to "mcp:auth") |
| `clientConfig` | `object` | Custom configuration for the MCP client identity |
| `debug` | `boolean` | Whether to enable verbose debug logging |
| `autoRetry` | `boolean \| number` | Auto retry connection if initial connection fails, with delay in ms |
| `autoReconnect` | `boolean \| number` | Auto reconnect if an established connection is lost, with delay in ms (default: 3000) |
#### Return Value
| Property | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `state` | `string` | Current connection state: 'discovering', 'authenticating', 'connecting', 'loading', 'ready', 'failed' |
| `tools` | `Tool[]` | Available tools from the MCP server |
| `error` | `string \| undefined` | Error message if connection failed |
| `authUrl` | `string \| undefined` | Manual authentication URL if popup is blocked |
| `log` | `{ level: 'debug' \| 'info' \| 'warn' \| 'error'; message: string; timestamp: number }[]` | Array of log messages |
| `callTool` | `(name: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<any>` | Function to call a tool on the MCP server |
| `retry` | `() => void` | Manually attempt to reconnect |
| `disconnect` | `() => void` | Disconnect from the MCP server |
| `authenticate` | `() => void` | Manually trigger authentication |
| `clearStorage` | `() => void` | Clear all stored authentication data |
## License
MIT
