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File: mcp-stdio-transport.md | Updated: 11/15/2025
Source: https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/reference/ai-sdk-core/mcp-stdio-transport
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Experimental_StdioMCPTransport
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Experimental_StdioMCPTransport
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Creates a transport for Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients to communicate with MCP servers using standard input and output streams. This transport is only supported in Node.js environments.
This feature is experimental and may change or be removed in the future.
import { Experimental_StdioMCPTransport } from "ai/mcp-stdio"
Parameters
config:
StdioConfig
Configuration for the MCP client.
StdioConfig
command:
string
The command to run the MCP server.
args?:
string[]
The arguments to pass to the MCP server.
env?:
Record<string, string>
The environment variables to set for the MCP server.
stderr?:
IOType | Stream | number
The stream to write the MCP server's stderr to.
cwd?:
string
The current working directory for the MCP server.
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