About Rapidapi_mcp
RapidAPI MCP is a small MCP server project with setup instructions for installing it in Claude. The provided README does not describe its tools or capabilities.
Key features
- 01Claude installation instructions
- 02FastMCP development commands
Use cases
- 01Installing the server in Claude
- 02Running the server in FastMCP's inspector
MCP support
The README describes a FastMCP server that can be installed in Claude; it does not specify which capabilities it exposes.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMERapidAPI MCP
uv add -r requirements.txt
# install the server in Claude (and restart Claude manually)
fastmcp install server.py
# debug in the inspector
fastmcp dev server.py
claude config
"RapidAPI": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--with",
"fastmcp",
"--with",
"requests",
"fastmcp",
"run",
"/Users/{YOUR_USERNAME}/Documents/rapidapi_mcp/server.py"
]
}
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