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+title: 'Announcing the Official PHP SDK for MCP'
+layout: post
+tags:
+  - news
+author:
+  - name: Roman Pronskiy
+    url: https://twitter.com/pronskiy
+published_at: 05 September 2025
+---
+
+**The PHP Foundation**, **Anthropic’s MCP team, and Symfony** are collaborating on the **official PHP SDK for the Model Context Protocol (MCP)**. Our goal is a **framework-agnostic, production-ready** reference implementation the PHP ecosystem can rely on.
+
+The Symfony team will lead maintenance, with contributions from the broader community, including [Kyrian Obikwelu](https://github.com/CodeWithKyrian) ([PHP-MCP](https://github.com/php-mcp)).
+
+This initiative consolidates earlier work into a single, trusted implementation – [**modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk**](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk) – starting with the server and expanding to client capabilities.
+
+⭐ Star the repo, try it, open issues/PRs, and join discussions.
+
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+- [Symfony announcement](https://symfony.com/blog/symfony-to-provide-the-official-mcp-sdk)  
+- [MCP blog announcement]()
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+
+## **What is MCP and why is it important**
+
+The [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) (MCP) is an open protocol introduced by [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/) to enable AI applications to connect with and utilize external tools and data sources, akin to a standardized "USB-C port" for AI systems.
+
+> 💡 Fun fact: MCP co-creator [**David Soria Parra**](https://x.com/dsp_) was release manager for [PHP 5.4](https://wiki.php.net/todo/php54) and [5.5](https://wiki.php.net/todo/php55), and a long-time PHP core contributor. His PHP code still runs inside [every Symfony and Laravel project](https://github.com/symfony/http-foundation/blob/6.1/IpUtils.php#L105) today. Cheers, David! 💜
+
+To make it easier to build MCP servers, the community provides SDKs – lightweight frameworks that handle the protocol details so developers can focus on their applications.
+
+There were several official SDKs for different programming languages. However, there was no official PHP SDK, even though a few community implementations existed.
+
+That’s why **the PHP Foundation stepped up to coordinate** the development and maintenance of the official PHP SDK for MCP.
+
+This brings two important benefits:
+
+* A **trusted reference implementation** developers can rely on.
+* Visibility of **PHP’s readiness for AI development** outside its own ecosystem.
+
+## **What’s happening**
+
+**The PHP Foundation** has partnered with the MCP team at **Anthropic** and the **Symfony** team to develop the **official MCP SDK for PHP.**
+
+The Symfony team will be lead maintainers of the SDK as they have a proven track record of building high-quality framework-agnostic components that much of the PHP ecosystem relies on.
+
+Additionally, [Kyrian Obikwelu](https://github.com/CodeWithKyrian) joined the maintainer team and brings his previous experience and work on MCP libraries. Other PHP MCP SDK authors are welcome to participate as well.
+
+**Roadmap (high level):**
+
+1. Server-side building blocks (initial release)
+2. Client capabilities and additional transports as the spec evolves
+3. Docs, examples, and stability hardening driven by real-world use
+
+We’ll keep this implementation framework-agnostic so it works well in any platform, legacy apps, and custom stacks. Community adapters and examples will live alongside the core packages.
+
+## **Get involved**
+
+**Try it:** install the SDK, scaffold a small MCP server, and expose one or two safe tools.
+
+**Contribute:** issues, docs, and PRs are very welcome – especially around testing, and real-world examples.
+
+**Bring your framework:** we’re keen on first‑class integrations for Laravel, WordPress, Drupal, Laminas, and more. We keep a list of integrations in the repo as well.
+
+**Start here:**
+
+* SDK repo: [**modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk**](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk)
+* Composer package: [**https://packagist.org/packages/mcp/sdk**](https://packagist.org/packages/mcp/sdk)
+* MCP spec & ecosystem: [**https://modelcontextprotocol.io/**](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18)
+
+> [**Join the Symfony AI Hackathon**](https://symfony.com/blog/let-s-build-the-symfony-ai-ecosystem-together)  
+> The in-person event will be [hosted at Quentic in Berlin](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ML4e5SqtcwGRYJH8A), and requires a [free registration via Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symfony-ai-hackathon-tickets-1591414586869) upfront. For online participation, please make sure to join our [Slack Workspace](https://symfony.com/slack) and the \#ai channel to follow along and raise your topics or questions.
+
+This SDK helps ensure PHP is visible as a great language choice to a wider audience when working in the AI ecosystem.
+Let’s build it together!  
+💜🐘