MCP API Bridge Lite

March 3, 2026 · View on GitHub

Free, minimal REST API wrapper as an MCP server. Let your AI agent call any API in 30 seconds.

Quick Start

pip install mcp aiohttp
export MCP_API_BASE_URL=https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
export MCP_API_AUTH_KEY=your-key-here  # optional
python server.py

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-api": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["server.py"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.example.com",
        "MCP_API_AUTH_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Description
`api_request`	Make GET/POST/PUT/DELETE requests to any API path

Need More?

The full MCP API Bridge includes:

JSON config file for multi-endpoint setup (no code changes needed)
Per-minute and per-hour rate limiting
Response caching with configurable TTL
Auto-retry with exponential backoff
Multiple auth types (API key, Bearer, Basic, custom headers)
Dynamic tools generated from your endpoint config
Concurrent request control

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