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FastMCP 3.2.4 Powers 70% of MCP Servers.

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PrefectHQ/fastmcp shipped Prefab UI (beta), MultiAuth, PropelAuth support, and Google GenAI sampling. Over 1M daily downloads. If you're building MCP servers, this is the de facto framework.

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