From 7fa8459d42d0ca38c69cd932e208c1228e2fbe9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremiah Lowin <153965+jlowin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:35:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update docs

---
 docs/patterns/fastapi.mdx     | 13 +++++++++++++
 docs/patterns/openapi.mdx     | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 src/fastmcp/server/openapi.py |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/patterns/fastapi.mdx b/docs/patterns/fastapi.mdx
index a5501a225..78591a1e0 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/fastapi.mdx
+++ b/docs/patterns/fastapi.mdx
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     mcp.run()  # Start the MCP server
 ```
 
+## Configuration Options
+
+### Timeout
+
+You can set a timeout for all API requests:
+
+```python
+# Set a 5 second timeout for all requests
+mcp = FastMCP.from_fastapi(app=app, timeout=5.0)
+```
+
+This timeout is applied to all requests made by tools, resources, and resource templates.
+
 ## Route Mapping
 
 By default, FastMCP will map FastAPI routes to MCP components according to the following rules:
diff --git a/docs/patterns/openapi.mdx b/docs/patterns/openapi.mdx
index ca8df1983..1eb6835d0 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/openapi.mdx
+++ b/docs/patterns/openapi.mdx
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     mcp.run()
 ```
 
+## Configuration Options
+
+### Timeout
+
+You can set a timeout for all API requests:
+
+```python
+# Set a 5 second timeout for all requests
+mcp = FastMCP.from_openapi(
+    openapi_spec=spec, 
+    client=api_client, 
+    timeout=5.0
+)
+```
+
+This timeout is applied to all requests made by tools, resources, and resource templates.
+
 ## Route Mapping
 
 By default, OpenAPI routes are mapped to MCP components based on these rules:
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/server/openapi.py b/src/fastmcp/server/openapi.py
index 4fe5532d0..861257fbb 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/server/openapi.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/server/openapi.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class FastMCPOpenAPI(FastMCP):
             client: httpx AsyncClient for making HTTP requests
             name: Optional name for the server
             route_maps: Optional list of RouteMap objects defining route mappings
-            default_mime_type: Default MIME type for resources
+            timeout: Optional timeout (in seconds) for all requests
             **settings: Additional settings for FastMCP
         """
         super().__init__(name=name or "OpenAPI FastMCP", **settings)