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license: MIT
title: 'mcptools: Model Context Protocol Servers and Clients'
version: 0.2.1.9000
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.mcptools
abstract: Implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Users can start 'R'-based servers,
  serving functions as tools for large language models to call before responding to
  the user in MCP-compatible apps like 'Claude Desktop' and 'Claude Code', with options
  to run those tools inside of interactive 'R' sessions. On the other end, when 'R'
  is the client via the 'ellmer' package, users can register tools from third-party
  MCP servers to integrate additional context into chats.
authors:
- family-names: Couch
  given-names: Simon
  email: simon.couch@posit.co
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-5107
- family-names: Chang
  given-names: Winston
  email: winston@posit.co
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-2126
- family-names: Gao
  given-names: Charlie
  email: charlie.gao@posit.co
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0750-061X
repository: https://posit-dev.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/posit-dev/mcptools
commit: 0602ec7611f91442c38c2e75922d6b6c70f8d27e
url: https://posit-dev.github.io/mcptools/
date-released: '2026-03-17'
contact:
- family-names: Couch
  given-names: Simon
  email: simon.couch@posit.co
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-5107