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Agent frameworks and SDKs for building MCP servers

Frameworks and SDKs for building agents in code. Of the 34 tools on our building MCP servers page, 22 fit this narrower job. By pricing: 22 open source. The most-starred open repos here are Pi (116,073 stars), LiteLLM (61,465 stars), OpenAI Agents SDK (Python) (30,023 stars). Most come from the MCP servers (12), frameworks (5), agent infra (2) categories.

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Pi

NewcodingOpen source

Minimal, extensible open-source terminal coding agent and agent toolkit from Earendil, with a multi-provider LLM API, TypeScript SDK, RPC mode and installable extensions, skills and themes.

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LiteLLM

Newagent infraOpen source + cloud

Open-source AI gateway and Python SDK that calls 100+ LLM providers in the OpenAI format, with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing and logging.

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OpenAI Agents SDK (Python)

frameworksOpen source

OpenAI's Python SDK for building multi-agent workflows; v0.23.0/0.23.1 released Oct 1-2.

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FastMCP

MCP serversOpen source

Pythonic framework for building MCP servers and clients quickly.

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MCP Python SDK

MCP serversOpen source

Official Python SDK for building Model Context Protocol servers and clients.

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MCP TypeScript SDK

MCP serversOpen source

Official TypeScript SDK for building MCP servers and clients.

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mcp-use

MCP serversOpen source

Full-stack MCP framework for building MCP servers, MCP apps and agents that connect to them.

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Claude Agent SDK (Python)

NewframeworksOpen source

Anthropic's Python SDK for building agents on Claude Code's agent loop, with the CLI bundled, custom tools and hooks.

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Sphere SDK

NewcryptoOpen source

TypeScript SDK that gives autonomous agents an identity and wallet on the Unicity network to find, negotiate and settle payments with other agents.

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MCP Go SDK

NewMCP serversOpen source

Official Go SDK for building Model Context Protocol servers and clients, maintained with Google.

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MCP C# SDK

MCP serversOpen source

Official C# SDK for building MCP servers and clients, maintained with Microsoft.

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MCP Rust SDK

MCP serversOpen source

Official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol.

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Antigravity SDK

NewframeworksOpen source

Google's Python SDK for building stateful AI agents powered by Antigravity and Gemini, abstracting the agent loop and runtime.

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MCP Java SDK

MCP serversOpen source

Official Java SDK for MCP servers and clients.

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TanStack AI

frameworksOpen source

Type-safe, provider-agnostic TypeScript SDK for chat, tool calling and agents.

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NitroStack

NewMCP serversOpen source + cloud

TypeScript framework with decorators and dependency injection for building, testing and deploying MCP servers and MCP apps, with a companion desktop studio.

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Workflow SDK

NewframeworksOpen source

Vercel's TypeScript SDK for building durable, reliable and observable apps and AI agents.

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Skybridge

NewMCP serversOpen source

Full-stack TypeScript and React framework for building MCP Apps and ChatGPT Apps.

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MCP PHP SDK

NewMCP serversOpen source

Official PHP SDK for building MCP servers and clients, maintained with the PHP Foundation and Symfony.

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MCP Kotlin SDK

NewMCP serversOpen source

Official Kotlin Multiplatform SDK for building MCP servers and clients on JVM, Native, JS and Wasm, maintained with JetBrains.

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Arcade

Newagent infraOpen source + cloud

Actions runtime for enterprise agents with thousands of prebuilt authenticated tools, plus an open-source framework for building your own MCP servers.

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AgentEnv Framework

Newevals & observabilityOpen source

AgentEnv Framework is Scale AI's open-source Python SDK and CLI for building RL environments for agents: containerized worlds with realistic apps and data behind an MCP gateway, plus tasks (as DAGs) that grade any agent in any sandbox.

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GitHub repos (22)

RepoGitHub starsLicenceLast push
Pi ↗116,073MIT2026-10-21
LiteLLM ↗61,465MIT2026-10-21
OpenAI Agents SDK (Python) ↗30,023MIT2026-10-19
FastMCP ↗28,106Apache License 2.02026-10-21
MCP Python SDK ↗24,595MIT2026-10-17
MCP TypeScript SDK ↗13,595MIT, moving to Apache-2.0 for new contributions2026-10-20
mcp-use ↗10,772MIT2026-10-19
Claude Agent SDK (Python) ↗8,293MIT2026-10-21
Sphere SDK ↗5,385—2026-10-20
MCP Go SDK ↗5,240—2026-10-21
MCP C# SDK ↗4,586Apache License 2.0 (moving from MIT; docs under CC BY 4.0)2026-10-20
MCP Rust SDK ↗4,023Apache License 2.0 (moving from MIT; docs under CC BY 4.0)2026-10-20
Antigravity SDK ↗3,768—2026-10-13
MCP Java SDK ↗3,740MIT2026-10-21
TanStack AI ↗3,199MIT2026-10-21

Top 15 of 22 by stars. Stars and licence come from each repo, checked when the listing was last verified.

FAQ

What are the best AI tools for building MCP servers focused on agent frameworks and SDKs?

We list 22. The first three by GitHub stars and featured status are Pi: Minimal, extensible open-source terminal coding agent and agent toolkit from Earendil, with a multi-provider LLM API, TypeScript SDK, RPC mode and installable extensions, skills and themes.; LiteLLM: Open-source AI gateway and Python SDK that calls 100+ LLM providers in the OpenAI format, with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing and logging.; OpenAI Agents SDK (Python): OpenAI's Python SDK for building multi-agent workflows; v0.23.0/0.23.1 released Oct 1-2.

Are there free or open-source options?

Yes: 22 open source. Pricing is as each maker states it.

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