--- title: "Remote MCP server: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory" description: "Remote MCP server: An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally. Defined with a sourced example." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/remote-mcp-server site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Glossary" --- # Remote MCP server: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory > Remote MCP server: An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally. Defined with a sourced example. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/remote-mcp-server Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # Remote MCP server Remote MCP server: An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally. Example: 37,977 of 56,677 official registry entries declared a remote on 4 Nov 2026. Next in the glossary is Resource: Context or data an MCP server offers for the user or model to read, addressed by URI. ## Definition An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally. ## Example, with source 37,977 of 56,677 official registry entries declared a remote on 4 Nov 2026. ([registry.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers), read 4 November 2026) ## Where it appears on this site - [MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/mcp/) - [Getting listed in registries](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/guides/get-listed-in-registries/) - [Building a remote MCP server](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/guides/build-remote-mcp-server-cloudflare-vercel/) ## Neighbouring terms - [Protected Resource Metadata](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/protected-resource-metadata/): The RFC 9728 document an MCP server MUST publish to name its authorization servers and scopes. - [Resource](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-resource/): Context or data an MCP server offers for the user or model to read, addressed by URI. - [Resource indicator](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/resource-indicator/): The RFC 8707 resource parameter that names the MCP server a token is for; clients MUST send it. Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/remote-mcp-server/index.md) ## Sources - [Source for the Remote MCP server example](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers), read 4 November 2026 Last reviewed 4 November 2026