fastmcp.server.transforms.resources_as_tools

Transform that exposes resources as tools.

This transform generates tools for listing and reading resources, enabling clients that only support tools to access resource functionality.

The generated tools route through ctx.fastmcp at runtime, so all server middleware (auth, visibility, rate limiting, etc.) applies to resource operations exactly as it would for direct resources/read calls.

Example: ```python from fastmcp import FastMCP from fastmcp.server.transforms import ResourcesAsTools

mcp = FastMCP("Server")
mcp.add_transform(ResourcesAsTools(mcp))
# Now has list_resources and read_resource tools
```

Classes

ResourcesAsTools ^{<a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/transforms/resources_as_tools.py#L41" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a>}

Transform that adds tools for listing and reading resources.

Generates two tools:

• list_resources: Lists all resources and templates
• read_resource: Reads a resource by URI

The generated tools route through the server at runtime, so auth, middleware, and visibility apply automatically.

This transform should be applied to a FastMCP server instance, not a raw Provider, because the generated tools need the server's middleware chain for auth and visibility filtering.

Methods:

list_tools ^{<a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/transforms/resources_as_tools.py#L78" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a>}

list_tools(self, tools: Sequence[Tool]) -> Sequence[Tool]

Add resource tools to the tool list.

get_tool ^{<a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/transforms/resources_as_tools.py#L86" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a>}

get_tool(self, name: str, call_next: GetToolNext) -> Tool | None

Get a tool by name, including generated resource tools.