> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Include Tools

> Limit an MCP filesystem server to three functions with the include_tools filter.

```python include_tools.py theme={null}
"""
Include Tools
=============================

Demonstrates include tools.
"""

import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from textwrap import dedent

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.groq import Groq
from agno.tools.mcp import MCPTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


async def run_agent(message: str) -> None:
    file_path = str(Path(__file__).parents[3] / "libs/agno")

    # Initialize the MCP server
    async with (
        MCPTools(
            f"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem {file_path}",
            include_tools=[
                "list_allowed_directories",
                "list_directory",
                "read_file",
            ],
        ) as fs_tools,
    ):
        agent = Agent(
            model=Groq(id="openai/gpt-oss-120b"),
            tools=[fs_tools],
            instructions=dedent("""\
                - First, ALWAYS use the list_allowed_directories tool to find directories that you can access
                - Use the list_directory tool to list the contents of a directory
                - Use the read_file tool to read the contents of a file
                - Be concise and focus on relevant information\
            """),
            markdown=True,
        )
        await agent.aprint_response(message, stream=True)


# Example usage
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(run_agent("What is the license for this project?"))
```

## Run the Example

<Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

**1. Install dependencies**

```bash theme={null}
uv pip install -U "agno[mcp]" groq
```

**2. Prepare Node.js**

The MCP server runs with `npx`. Install Node.js, then verify the commands:

```bash theme={null}
node --version
npx --version
```

**3. Export your Groq API key**

```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
export GROQ_API_KEY="your_groq_api_key_here"
```

```bash Windows theme={null}
$Env:GROQ_API_KEY="your_groq_api_key_here"
```

**4. Clone Agno**

Clone the pinned Agno source and run the remaining commands from its root:

```bash theme={null}
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno
git checkout v3.0.4
```

**5. Run the example**

Run the example from the repository root:

```bash theme={null}
python cookbook/91_tools/mcp/include_tools.py
```

Full source: [cookbook/91\_tools/mcp/include\_tools.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/v3.0.4/cookbook/91_tools/mcp/include_tools.py)


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