# Quick Start

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## Installation

```
go get github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp
```

## Getting started

To get started creating an MCP server, create an `mcp.Server` instance, add
features to it, and then run it over an `mcp.Transport`. For example, this
server adds a single simple tool, and then connects it to clients over
stdin/stdout:

%include ../readme/server/server.go -

To communicate with that server, create an `mcp.Client` and connect it to the
corresponding server, by running the server command and communicating over its
stdin/stdout:

%include ../readme/client/client.go -

The [`examples/`](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/tree/main/examples) directory contains more example clients and
servers.