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-# FastMCP 
+# FastMCP 🚀
 
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 [![Tests](https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jlowin/fastmcp.svg)](https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
+A fast, Pythonic way to build Model Context Protocol servers
+
 </div>
 
-FastMCP is a high-level, intuitive framework for building [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) servers with Python. While MCP is a powerful protocol that enables LLMs to interact with local data and tools in a secure, standardized way, the specification can be cumbersome to implement directly. FastMCP lets you build fully compliant MCP servers in the most Pythonic way possible - in many cases, simply decorating a function is all that's required.
+FastMCP makes building [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) servers simple and intuitive. Create tools, expose resources, and define prompts with clean, Pythonic code:
 
-🚧 *Note: FastMCP is under active development, as is the low-level MCP Python SDK* 🏗️
+```python
+from fastmcp import FastMCP
+
+mcp = FastMCP("Demo 🚀")
+
+@mcp.tool()
+def add(a: int, b: int) -> int:
+    """Add two numbers"""
+    return a + b
+```
+
+That's it! FastMCP handles all the complex protocol details and server management, so you can focus on building great tools. It's designed to be high-level and Pythonic - in most cases, decorating a function is all you need.
+
+🚨 🚧 🏗️ *FastMCP is under active development, as is the MCP specification itself. Core features are working but some advanced capabilities are still in progress.* 
 
 Key features:
-* **Intuitive**: Designed to feel familiar to Python developers, with powerful type hints and editor support
-* **Simple**: Build compliant MCP servers with minimal boilerplate
-* **Fast**: High-performance async implementation
-* **Full-featured**: Complete implementation of the MCP specification
+* **Fast**: High-level interface means less code and faster development
+* **Simple**: Build MCP servers with minimal boilerplate
+* **Pythonic**: Feels natural to Python developers
+* **Complete***: FastMCP aims to provide a full implementation of the core MCP specification
+
+(\*emphasis on *aims* during construction)
 
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 ## Table of Contents
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+version = "0.3.1.dev3+g35b0931.d20241201"
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