OpenAPI Tool Servers FAQs

Question 1

What are OpenAPI Tool Servers?

Accepted Answer

OpenAPI Tool Servers provide reference implementations for integrating external tools and data sources into LLM agents and workflows using the widely adopted OpenAPI specification. They simplify the process of building and integrating servers for AI applications.

Question 2

Why use OpenAPI instead of a custom protocol?

Accepted Answer

OpenAPI is a widely used and battle-tested API standard. It eliminates the need for proprietary protocols, ensures easy integration, provides strong security, and offers future-friendly stability and community support.

Question 3

What kind of tool servers are included?

Accepted Answer

The repository includes reference implementations for common use cases such as Filesystem Access, Git Server, Memory & Knowledge Graph, Weather Server, Get User Info Server, Web Search & Fetch (WIP), and Database Server (WIP). More examples are being developed.

Question 4

How can I contribute my own OpenAPI tool server?

Accepted Answer

The project strongly encourages community contributions of new OpenAPI tool server examples. Contributing helps build an open ecosystem of composable APIs backed by open documentation and proven tools.

Question 5

How can I bridge MCP tools to OpenAPI and vice versa?

Accepted Answer

You can use tools like `mcpo` (MCP to OpenAPI) or projects like `openapi-mcp-server`, `mcp-openapi-server`, `mcp-openapi-proxy`, and `fastapi_mcp` (OpenAPI to MCP) to seamlessly integrate tools across different protocols. These bridges facilitate interoperability and flexibility in tool architecture.

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