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20 changes: 19 additions & 1 deletion docs/user-guide/concepts/tools/mcp-tools.md
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Expand Up @@ -18,8 +18,26 @@ from strands import Agent
from strands.tools.mcp import MCPClient

# Connect to an MCP server using stdio transport
# Note: uvx command syntax differs by platform

# For macOS/Linux:
stdio_mcp_client = MCPClient(lambda: stdio_client(
StdioServerParameters(
command="uvx",
args=["awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"]
)
))

# For Windows:
stdio_mcp_client = MCPClient(lambda: stdio_client(
StdioServerParameters(command="uvx", args=["awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"])
StdioServerParameters(
command="uvx",
args=[
"--from",
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest",
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server.exe"
]
)
))

# Create an agent with MCP tools
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