use-mcp-tutorial

layout	default
title	use-mcp Tutorial
nav_order	175
has_children	true
format_version	v2

use-mcp Tutorial: React Hook Patterns for MCP Client Integration

Learn how to use modelcontextprotocol/use-mcp to connect React apps to MCP servers with OAuth-aware flows, tool/resource/prompt access, and resilient transport lifecycle handling.

Why This Track Matters

use-mcp demonstrates a focused React-first client integration model for MCP servers. Even though the repository is archived, its architecture and examples remain useful for teams building custom MCP client experiences in web UIs.

This track focuses on:

• understanding hook-driven MCP connection lifecycle patterns
• implementing OAuth callback and auth-state handling correctly
• using tools/resources/prompts safely from React flows
• planning migration and maintenance strategies for archived upstream code

Current Snapshot (auto-updated)

• repository: modelcontextprotocol/use-mcp
• stars: about 1k
• status: archived

Mental Model

flowchart LR
    A[React app] --> B[useMcp hook]
    B --> C[auth flow + callback]
    B --> D[transport selection]
    B --> E[tools/resources/prompts]
    B --> F[retry/reconnect state machine]

Loading

Chapter Guide

Chapter	Key Question	Outcome
01 - Getting Started and Archived Context	How should teams evaluate and adopt an archived client library?	Informed baseline
02 - Hook Architecture and Connection Lifecycle	How does useMcp manage connection state transitions?	Better runtime control
03 - Authentication, OAuth Callback, and Storage	How should OAuth and local storage be handled safely?	Safer auth flows
04 - Tools, Resources, Prompts, and Client Operations	How do UI components consume MCP capabilities effectively?	Cleaner feature integration
05 - Transport, Retry, and Reconnect Strategy	How should connection resilience be tuned in production-like usage?	Better reliability
06 - React Integration Patterns: Chat UI and Inspector	What architecture patterns emerge from official examples?	Faster implementation
07 - Testing, Debugging, and Integration Servers	How do teams validate client behavior and server compatibility?	Higher confidence
08 - Maintenance Risk, Migration, and Production Guidance	How should you operate or migrate away from archived dependencies?	Lower long-term risk

What You Will Learn

• how to structure React MCP client state and auth workflows around useMcp
• how to expose server tools/resources/prompts safely in user-facing interfaces
• how to validate behavior with inspector/chat example stacks and integration tests
• how to plan migration paths when upstream maintenance is frozen

Source References

• use-mcp README
• use-mcp React Integration
• Inspector Example
• Chat UI Example
• Cloudflare Agents Example
• Hono MCP Example
• Integration Test Guide
• Project Guidelines

Related Tutorials

• MCP TypeScript SDK Tutorial
• MCP Use Tutorial
• MCP Ext Apps Tutorial
• MCP Inspector Tutorial

---

Start with Chapter 1: Getting Started and Archived Context.

Navigation & Backlinks

• Start Here: Chapter 1: Getting Started and Archived Context
• Back to Main Catalog
• Browse A-Z Tutorial Directory
• Search by Intent
• Explore Category Hubs

Full Chapter Map

1. Chapter 1: Getting Started and Archived Context
2. Chapter 2: Hook Architecture and Connection Lifecycle
3. Chapter 3: Authentication, OAuth Callback, and Storage
4. Chapter 4: Tools, Resources, Prompts, and Client Operations
5. Chapter 5: Transport, Retry, and Reconnect Strategy
6. Chapter 6: React Integration Patterns: Chat UI and Inspector
7. Chapter 7: Testing, Debugging, and Integration Servers
8. Chapter 8: Maintenance Risk, Migration, and Production Guidance

Generated by AI Codebase Knowledge Builder