How to Build an MCP Server with Gradio

Hugging Face Blog · 1 year ago

Gradio, a Python library with over 1 million monthly developers, now allows developers to launch their apps as Model Context Protocol servers that enable large language models to call Gradio functions as tools. Converting a Gradio app to an MCP server requires only setting `mcp_server=True` in the `.launch()` method, with the server accessible via a single HTTP endpoint. This integration enables LLMs running in applications like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Cline to access custom tools ranging from image generation to calculations, with Gradio automatically converting Python functions into MCP tools with descriptions derived from their docstrings.