> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://phidatainc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MCP Tools Example

> AgentOS handles the lifespan of the MCPTools internally.

```python mcp_tools_example.py theme={null}
"""
Example AgentOS app where the agent has MCPTools.

AgentOS handles the lifespan of the MCPTools internally.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.os import AgentOS
from agno.tools.mcp import MCPTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Example
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Setup the database
db = SqliteDb(db_file="tmp/agentos.db")

mcp_tools = MCPTools(transport="streamable-http", url="https://docs.agno.com/mcp")

# Setup basic agent
agno_support_agent = Agent(
    id="agno-support-agent",
    name="Agno Support Agent",
    model=Claude(id="claude-sonnet-4-5"),
    db=db,
    tools=[mcp_tools],
    add_history_to_context=True,
    num_history_runs=3,
    markdown=True,
)


agent_os = AgentOS(
    description="Example app with MCP Tools",
    agents=[agno_support_agent],
)


app = agent_os.get_app()

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Example
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    """Run your AgentOS.

    You can see test your AgentOS at:
    http://localhost:7777/docs

    """
    # Don't use reload=True here, this can cause issues with the lifespan
    agent_os.serve(app="mcp_tools_example:app")
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U "agno[mcp,os]" anthropic
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your Anthropic API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `mcp_tools_example.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python mcp_tools_example.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/05\_agent\_os/mcp\_demo/mcp\_tools\_example.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/05_agent_os/mcp_demo/mcp_tools_example.py)