universal-mcp 0.1.8rc3

Universal MCP acts as a middle ware for your API applications. It can store your credentials, authorize, enable disable apps on the fly and much more.

Universal MCP

Universal MCP acts as a middleware layer for your API applications, enabling seamless integration with various services through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It simplifies credential management, authorization, and dynamic app enablement.

🌟 Features

• MCP (Model Context Protocol) Integration: Seamlessly works with MCP server architecture
• Simplified API Integration: Connect to services like GitHub, Google Calendar, Gmail, Reddit, Tavily, and more with minimal code
• Managed Authentication: Built-in support for API keys and OAuth-based authentication flows
• Extensible Architecture: Easily build and add new app integrations with minimal boilerplate
• Credential Management: Flexible storage options for API credentials with memory and environment-based implementations

🔧 Installation

Install Universal MCP using pip:

pip install universal-mcp

🚀 Quick Start

Important Prerequisite: AgentR API Key (If Using AgentR Integration)

If you plan to use integrations with type: "agentr" (for services like GitHub, Gmail, Notion via the AgentR platform), or if you run the server with type: "agentr", you first need an AgentR API key:

1. Visit https://agentr.dev to create an account and generate an API key from your dashboard.
2. Set it as an environment variable before running the MCP server:

   export AGENTR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
   

1. Create a Configuration File (e.g., config.json)

This file defines the server settings, credential stores, and the applications to load with their respective integrations.

{
  "name": "My Local MCP Server",
  "description": "A server for testing applications locally",
  "type": "local",                  # Or "agentr" to load apps dynamically from AgentR
  "transport": "sse",
  "port": 8005,
  "store": {
    "name": "my_mcp_store",
    "type": "keyring"
  },
  "apps": [
    {
      "name": "zenquotes",          # App slug
      "integration": null           # No authentication needed
    },
    {
      "name": "tavily",
      "integration": {
        "name": "TAVILY_API_KEY",   # Unique name for this credential
        "type": "api_key",
        "store": {
          "type": "environment"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "github",
      "integration": {
        "name": "github",          # Matches the service name in AgentR
        "type": "agentr"           # Uses AgentR platform for auth/creds
      }
    }
  ]
}

Notes:

• type: "local" runs applications defined directly in the config's apps list.
• type: "agentr" connects to the AgentR platform to dynamically load user-enabled apps (ignores the apps list in the config) and handle credentials (requires AGENTR_API_KEY env var).
• store: Defines credential storage. environment looks for <INTEGRATION_NAME_UPPERCASE> env var (e.g., TAVILY_API_KEY). keyring uses the system's secure storage. memory is transient.
• integration: Configures authentication for each app when using type: "local". type: "agentr" uses the AgentR platform for OAuth/credential management. type: "api_key" uses the specified store.

2. Run the Server via CLI

Make sure any required environment variables (like TAVILY_API_KEY for the example above, or AGENTR_API_KEY if using "agentr" type server/integrations) are set.

universal_mcp run -c config.json

The server will start, load the configured applications (or connect to AgentR if type: "agentr"), and listen for connections based on the transport type (sse, stdio, or http).

🛠️ Using Playground

The playground directory provides a runnable example with a FastAPI backend and a Streamlit frontend for interacting with the MCP server.

Prerequisites:

• Ensure local_config.json exists in the project root directory. See src/playground/README.md for its format. This configures the local MCP server that the playground backend connects to.
• Install playground dependencies if needed (e.g., fastapi, streamlit, uvicorn, langchain, etc.).

Running the Playground:

The easiest way is to use the automated startup script from the project root directory:

python src/playground

Refer to src/playground/README.md for more detailed setup and usage instructions.

🧩 Available Applications

Universal MCP comes with several pre-built applications:

Application Slug	Description	Authentication Type
e2b	Execute Python code in secure sandboxes	API Key (via Integration)
firecrawl	Scrape/crawl web pages, search	API Key (via Integration)
github	Interact with GitHub repos, issues, PRs	OAuth (AgentR)
google-calendar	Manage Google Calendar events	OAuth (AgentR)
google-docs	Create and manage Google Docs documents	OAuth (AgentR)
google-drive	Manage Google Drive files and folders	OAuth (AgentR)
google-mail	Read and send Gmail emails	OAuth (AgentR)
google-sheet	Manage Google Sheets spreadsheets	OAuth (AgentR)
markitdown	Convert web pages/files to Markdown	None
notion	Interact with Notion pages/databases	OAuth (AgentR)
perplexity	Interact with Perplexity AI models	API Key (via Integration)
reddit	Interact with Reddit posts/comments	OAuth (AgentR)
resend	Send emails via Resend API	API Key (via Integration)
serpapi	Perform web searches via SerpApi	API Key (via Integration)
tavily	Advanced web search & research API	API Key (via Integration)
zenquotes	Get inspirational quotes	None

Authentication Type notes:

• OAuth (AgentR): Typically requires configuring the integration with type: "agentr" in your ServerConfig. Requires the AGENTR_API_KEY.
• API Key (via Integration): Requires configuring type: "api_key" and a store (like environment or keyring) in your ServerConfig.

🔐 Integration Types

Universal MCP supports different ways to handle authentication for applications:

1. API Key Integration

For services that authenticate via simple API keys. Configure using IntegrationConfig with type: "api_key".

{
  "name": "tavily",
  "integration": {
    "name": "TAVILY_API_KEY",
    "type": "api_key",
    "store": {
      "name": "universal_mcp",
      "type": "environment"   # Or "keyring", "memory"
       }
    } 
}

2. AgentR Integration

For services integrated with the AgentR platform, typically handling OAuth flows or centrally managed credentials. Configure using IntegrationConfig with type: "agentr". Requires the AGENTR_API_KEY environment variable to be set for the MCP server process.

{
  "name": "github",
  "integration": {
    "name": "github", # Matches the service name configured in AgentR
    "type": "agentr"
  }
}

When an action requiring authorization is called, the AgentRIntegration will prompt the user (via the MCP client) to visit a URL to complete the OAuth flow managed by AgentR. This is also the default integration type when using type: "agentr" for the main server config.

3. OAuth Integration (Direct - Less Common)

While AgentRIntegration is preferred for OAuth, a direct OAuthIntegration class exists but requires manual configuration of client IDs, secrets, and handling callbacks, which is generally more complex to set up outside the AgentR platform.

🤖 CLI Usage

Universal MCP includes a command-line interface:

# Run the MCP server using a configuration file
universal_mcp run -c config.json

# Generate API client code and application structure from an OpenAPI schema
# Output file name (e.g., 'twitter.py') determines app name ('twitter')
universal_mcp generate --schema <path_to_schema.json/yaml> --output <path/to/output_app_name.py> [--no-docstrings]

# Generate Google-style docstrings for functions in a Python file using an LLM
universal_mcp docgen <path/to/file.py> [--model <model_name>] [--api-key <llm_api_key>]

# Install MCP configuration for supported desktop apps (Claude, Cursor)
# Requires AgentR API key for configuration.
universal_mcp install claude
universal_mcp install cursor

# Check installed version (standard typer command)
universal_mcp --version

📋 Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Dependencies (installed automatically via pip):
  • mcp-server
  • loguru
  • typer
  • httpx
  • pydantic
  • pyyaml
  • keyring (optional, for KeyringStore)
  • litellm (optional, for docgen command)
  • ... and others specific to certain applications.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.