Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Demo MCP Serverroll 3 dice for my board game"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Basic Setup
Install uv
Create a project folder named fastmcp-demo-server
Open the folder in VS Code
Open terminal
Execute the command: uv init
uv add fastmcp
Fastmcp version
Create a basic server
Test the server -uv run fastmcp dev main.py (MCP Inspector CMD)
Run the server -uv run fastmcp run main.py
Add the server to claude desktop - uv run fastmcp install claude-desktop main.py (For local server)
Use the same steps from above to create a Remote MCP Server and follow the below steps and for Local MCP Server just follow till the upper step.
Test the server using MCP Inspector | This opens in browser just like FastAPI's page
Create a GitHub repo
git init
git add
git commit -m "Initial commit: Simple MCP Server"
git remote add origin https://github.com/YourUsername/simple-mcp-server.git
git push -u origin main
Create an account on FastMCP Cloud
Deploy on FastMCP Cloud