Golf
A Python framework for building production-ready MCP servers with minimal boilerplate. Provides automatic tool/prompt/resource discovery from directory structure, enterprise-grade auth (JWT, OAuth 2.0, API keys), OpenTelemetry tracing, built-in LLM utilities, and a CLI for project scaffolding and development.
Best When
You need to build a Python MCP server with auth, observability, and structured project layout, especially for production or multi-tool scenarios.
Avoid When
You need a ready-to-use MCP server for a specific service, or you are building in a language other than Python, or your MCP server is trivially simple.
Use Cases
- • Building custom MCP servers with authentication and observability out of the box
- • Scaffolding new MCP server projects with conventional directory structure
- • Adding enterprise auth (JWT, OAuth) to MCP tools without manual implementation
- • Instrumenting MCP servers with OpenTelemetry for production monitoring
Not For
- • Using as a standalone MCP server (it is a framework for building servers)
- • Non-Python MCP server development
- • Simple single-tool MCP servers where a framework adds unnecessary overhead
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