# MCP Java SDK
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A set of projects that provide Java SDK integration for the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.org/docs/concepts/architecture).
This SDK enables Java applications to interact with AI models and tools through a standardized interface, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous communication patterns.
## Reference Documentation
#### MCP Java SDK documentation
For comprehensive guides and SDK API documentation
- [Features](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/sdk/java/mcp-overview#features) - Overview the features provided by the Java MCP SDK
- [Architecture](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/sdk/java/mcp-overview#architecture) - Java MCP SDK architecture overview.
- [Java Dependencies / BOM](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/sdk/java/mcp-overview#dependencies) - Java dependencies and BOM.
- [Java MCP Client](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/sdk/java/mcp-client) - Learn how to use the MCP client to interact with MCP servers.
- [Java MCP Server](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/sdk/java/mcp-server) - Learn how to implement and configure a MCP servers.
#### Spring AI MCP documentation
[Spring AI MCP](https://docs.spring.io/spring-ai/reference/api/mcp/mcp-overview.html) extends the MCP Java SDK with Spring Boot integration, providing both [client](https://docs.spring.io/spring-ai/reference/api/mcp/mcp-client-boot-starter-docs.html) and [server](https://docs.spring.io/spring-ai/reference/api/mcp/mcp-server-boot-starter-docs.html) starters. Bootstrap your AI applications with MCP support using [Spring Initializer](https://start.spring.io).
## Development
### Building from Source
```bash
./mvnw clean install -DskipTests
```
### Running Tests
To run the tests you have to pre-install `Docker` and `npx`.
```bash
./mvnw test
```
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome!
Please follow the [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Team
- Christian Tzolov
- Dariusz Jdrzejczyk
## Links
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk)
- [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/issues)
- [CI/CD](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/actions)
## License
This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).