Adding MCP Tools to Reachy Mini

Hugging Face Blog published a guide on integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools into Reachy Mini, a humanoid robot platform. The post explains how developers can connect the robot to external tools—such as web search, code execution, and data retrieval—via MCP, a standard interface for AI models to interact with real-world services. By adding MCP tools, Reachy Mini gains the ability to fetch information, run computations, and trigger actions beyond its built-in capabilities. The tutorial walks through setting up an MCP server, defining tool schemas, and registering them within the robot's control system. This approach allows builders to extend Reachy Mini with minimal custom code, leveraging a growing ecosystem of MCP-compatible services. For developers working on AI-driven robotics, the integration demonstrates a modular way to combine large language models with physical agents, enabling more dynamic and context-aware behaviors. The guide assumes familiarity with Python and basic robotics concepts, providing code examples and configuration steps.