Enterprise AI in Numbers · Adoption and spend
Monthly downloads of the Model Context Protocol SDKs
462,039,621
462,039,621 as of September 30, 2026, according to npm registry and PyPI download statistics, down from 547,173,106 on August 31, 2026. Downloads in the month of @modelcontextprotocol/sdk on npm and of mcp on PyPI (without mirrors); parts give each registry.
What it means for leaders
MCP has become the common way to connect AI agents to tools and data. Expect vendors to offer MCP servers, and set an approval and security process for which ones your agents may use.
What would change the reading: Growth slowing as the protocol matures, or a competing standard gaining ground.
The trend
The breakdown
Every reading
Definition and method
- What it measures
- Downloads in the month of @modelcontextprotocol/sdk on npm and of mcp on PyPI (without mirrors); parts give each registry.
- Population
- Downloads from npm and PyPI
- Updated
- Monthly
- Source
- npm registry and PyPI download statistics · Public download statistics, attributed
Caveats
- Downloads include automated installs and dependencies of other packages, so they are not developers.
- PyPI history covers about six months.
Cite this
Enterprise AI in Numbers, "Monthly downloads of the Model Context Protocol SDKs", https://lucianoayres.com/ai-brief/data/mcp-sdk-downloads/, retrieved October 25, 2026. Data: npm registry and PyPI download statistics.