Package index • shinymcp

Create MCP Apps

Build and serve MCP Apps from UI components and tools.

mcp_app(): Create an MCP App
McpApp: MCP App
as_mcp_app(): Convert an object to an MCP App
as_mcp_apps(): Split a parsed Shiny app into chat-sized MCP App scaffolds
bindMcp(): Mark a Shiny UI element for MCP exposure
mcp_tool_module(): Create an MCP App from a Shiny module
serve(): Serve an MCP App
preview_app(): Preview an MCP App in a web browser

Shinychat and Hosting

Embed MCP Apps in Shiny and shinychat, and return typed rich results.

as_shinychat_tool(): Wrap an McpApp as an ellmer tool for shinychat
mcp_content_result(): Build a shinychat-friendly tool result with a live embedded card
mcp_embed(): Embed an MCP app inside a live Shiny session
mcp_host_server(): Host shell server for an embedded MCP app
mcp_host_ui(): Host shell UI for an embedded MCP app
mcp_result_html(): Build a typed HTML result
mcp_result_image(): Build a typed image result
mcp_result_pdf(): Build a typed PDF result
mcp_result_plot(): Build a typed plot result
mcp_result_table(): Build a typed table result
mcp_result_text(): Build a typed text result
mcp_result_widget(): Build a typed widget result

Input Components

Interactive inputs that mirror Shiny’s API. Values are sent to tools when the user interacts with them.

mcp_select(): Create an MCP select input
mcp_text_input(): Create an MCP text input
mcp_numeric_input(): Create an MCP numeric input
mcp_checkbox(): Create an MCP checkbox input
mcp_slider(): Create an MCP slider input
mcp_radio(): Create MCP radio button inputs
mcp_action_button(): Create an MCP action button
mcp_input(): Mark an element as an MCP input

Output Components

Placeholders populated by tool results. The JS bridge routes values to outputs based on matching IDs.

mcp_text(): Create an MCP text output
mcp_plot(): Create an MCP plot output
mcp_table(): Create an MCP table output
mcp_html(): Create an MCP HTML output
mcp_output(): Mark an element as an MCP output

Conversion Pipeline

Parse, analyze, and generate MCP Apps from existing Shiny apps.

convert_app(): Convert a Shiny app to an MCP App
parse_shiny_app(): Parse a Shiny app into intermediate representation
analyze_reactive_graph(): Analyze reactive graph from parsed Shiny app
generate_mcp_app(): Generate MCP App from analysis
print(<ReactiveAnalysis>): Print method for ReactiveAnalysis
print(<ShinyAppIR>): Print method for ShinyAppIR

Bridge Helpers

Internal helpers for the JS bridge configuration.

bridge_config_tag(): Bridge config tag
bridge_script_tag(): Bridge script tag

Package

shinymcp shinymcp-package: shinymcp: Convert Shiny Apps to MCP Apps