Record · mcp-proxyInfrastructureOpen sourceVerified Sep 23, 2026

mcp-proxy

Bridge MCP transports: run a remote SSE or streamable HTTP server over stdio, or expose a stdio server over HTTP.

Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Making a local stdio server reachable over the network, or the reverse.

About mcp-proxy

mcp-proxy switches MCP server transports in two directions: it lets stdio-only clients such as Claude Desktop talk to a remote SSE or streamable HTTP server, and it exposes a local stdio server over SSE or streamable HTTP so remote clients can reach it. Named servers, a container image and Docker Compose setup are supported.

mcp-proxy is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 2.8k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in July 2026.

Install

uv tool install mcp-proxy

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