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MCP server running on pythonanywhere

I have installed mcp client on pyhtonanywhere and have a MPC server (.py file). How can I make this MCP server run as webapp here on pythonanywhere? I guess I struggle with the WSGI settings to "link" to the server file and run it. Thanks for any help!

aerni | 3 posts | April 23, 2025, 4:48 p.m. | permalink

Is the MCP server based on a particular web framework? Or is it using its own HTTP server?

Staff giles | 12916 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | April 23, 2025, 6:12 p.m. | permalink

modelcontextprotocol.io shows something like

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Initialize and run the server
    mcp.run(transport='stdio')

[edit by admin: formatting]

aerni | 3 posts | April 24, 2025, 1:08 p.m. | permalink

Is the MCP server something you've written yourself? Or is it a third-party thing that you've downloaded? If the latter, where did you get it from?

Staff giles | 12916 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | April 24, 2025, 5:30 p.m. | permalink

https://modelcontextprotocol.io/

I wonder how to run an MCP server with the MCP Python SDK on pythonanywhere. I am talking about Model Context Protocol.

aerni | 3 posts | April 24, 2025, 5:53 p.m. | permalink

I don't think that'll work. You can only run WSGI/ASGI apps on PythonAnywhere and this would try to spin up its own server process.

Staff nkahr | 800 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | April 25, 2025, 8:32 a.m. | permalink

I have a technical problem importing data from results.html

PrognosFinancials | 3 posts | Oct. 29, 2025, 7:07 a.m. | permalink

Ok. Describe the problem and we'll try to help.

Staff glenn | 10309 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Oct. 29, 2025, 8:58 a.m. | permalink