MCP Client

A client implementation for MCP with Anthropic integration.

Requirements

• Python 3.13 or higher
• pip or uv package manager

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd mcp-client
   

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   uv venv  # Recommended
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Unix-like systems
   # Or on Windows:
   # .venv\Scripts\activate
   
   # Alternatively with Python's venv module:
   # python -m venv .venv
   # source .venv/bin/activate  # On Unix-like systems
   # .venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows
   

3. Install dependencies:

   uv sync  # Recommended
   # Or alternatively with pip:
   # pip install .
   

4. Configure environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the project root with the following content:

     ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
     

   • Replace your_api_key_here with your actual Anthropic API key

5. Running: python client.py weather/weather.py

   If you have a separate tools server, replace weather/weather.py with the location of your server

Dependencies

• anthropic (>=0.49.0): Anthropic API client
• httpx (>=0.28.1): HTTP client
• mcp[cli] (>=1.3.0): MCP CLI tools
• python-dotenv (>=1.0.1): Environment variable management

Environment Variables

The following environment variables are required:

• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Your Anthropic API key for authentication

Note

Make sure to keep your .env file secure and never commit it to version control. The repository includes a .gitignore file that should already exclude the .env file.