What Spring AI MCP does
Spring AI MCP provides Spring Boot starters and Java annotations for building Model Context Protocol servers and clients on top of the MCP Java SDK. A server application selects the STDIO, SSE, or Streamable HTTP protocol through Spring Boot configuration properties.
Why teams reach for it: A Spring developer can add MCP to an existing Spring Boot application through Boot starters and Java annotations, on both the server and the client side, without leaving the Spring programming model.
How Spring AI MCP compares
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- Language
- Java
- Official Sdk
- No
- Spec Revision Implemented
- 2025-06-18
- Transports
- stdio, SSE, Streamable HTTP
- Builds Servers
- Yes
- Builds Clients
- Yes
- Auth Helpers
- Separate package
- Package Registry
- Maven Central
- Package Name
- spring-ai-parent
What will you use to implement the protocol?
A framework or SDK gives developers pre-built code for creating an MCP server or client, so they don't have to implement the protocol from scratch.