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# fast-agent.ai Authoritative Articles & Blog Posts

## Authoritative Articles & Blog Posts

- **Introducing fast-agent: the first MCP-native agent framework** – *PulseMCP Blog*, Apr 12, 2025. *Official announcement on PulseMCP's blog, including a demo video with creator Shaun Smith and a walkthrough of fast-agent's capabilities.*[\[1\]](https://www.pulsemcp.com/posts/introduction-to-fast-agent-mcp-client)

- **Fast Agent: The MCP-Native Framework for Smarter AI Workflows** – *Medium (DevOps @ AI)*, Aug 18, 2025. *In-depth introduction by Owen Zanzal on Medium, explaining fast-agent's MCP-first design and key features.*[\[2\]](https://medium.com/devops-ai/fast-agent-the-mcp-native-framework-for-smarter-ai-workflows-5d7224278a7d)

- **A Comprehensive Guide to fast-agent: The MCP-Native Framework for Advanced AI Workflows** – *Skywork.ai*, Sep 28, 2025. *Extensive guide for engineers covering fast-agent's design philosophy, MCP support, workflows, and use cases.*[\[3\]](https://skywork.ai/skypage/en/A-Comprehensive-Guide-to-fast-agent-The-MCP-Native-Framework-for-Advanced-AI-Workflows/1972134439246069760)

- **fast-agent MCP Server: A Deep Dive for AI Engineers** – *Skywork.ai*, Sep 29, 2025. *Follow-up deep dive focusing on fast-agent's architecture, tutorials (installation, multi-agent workflows), advanced features, and comparisons with other frameworks.*[\[4\]](https://skywork.ai/skypage/en/fast-agent-MCP-Server-A-Deep-Dive-for-AI-Engineers/1972482242846568448)

- **Fast-agent: Build Sophisticated AI Agents and Workflows in Minutes** – *LinkedIn Article (Pulse)*, Mar 21, 2025. *Technical overview published by Allyson Barros on LinkedIn, highlighting fast-agent's syntax, multi-model workflows, interactive debugging, and quickstart steps.*[\[5\]](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fast-agent-build-sophisticated-ai-agents-workflows-minutes-barros-lav1f)

## Community & Social Mentions

### LinkedIn Posts & Discussions

- **Owen Zanzal – LinkedIn Post (Sept 2025):** Shared *"Fast Agent: The MCP-Native Framework for Smarter AI Workflows"* with a summary of why fast-agent stands out (MCP compliance, workflow patterns, CLI tooling, etc.).[\[7\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/owenzanzal_fast-agent-the-mcp-native-framework-for-activity-7363236459580973057-8waF)

- **AgentVersity – LinkedIn Post (Mar 2025):** *"Introducing Fast-Agent: Revolutionize Your AI Projects"* – A promotional post by the AgentVersity account highlighting fast-agent's quick setup, multi-model support, and business impact for faster AI development.[\[8\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agent-versity_ai-fastagent-mcp-activity-7303631327407312897-7yIa)

- **Matthew Bridges – LinkedIn Post (mid-2025):** Shared early experimentation using fast-agent to quickly spin up an agent connected to Slack, GitHub, and Postgres MCP servers, demonstrating fast-agent's utility in testing multiple integrations.[\[9\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matthew-bridges_fast-agent-documentation-activity-7317554748235083781-IrVB)

- **Hemanth HM – LinkedIn Post (late 2025):** Showcased a fintech prototype using fast-agent to interface with PayPal's remote MCP server, including OAuth and custom LLM support.[\[10\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hemanthhm_ai-llm-activity-7336127859121451008-szU6)

### YouTube & Video Content

- **"Demo of fast-agent" – PulseMCP YouTube (Apr 2025):** A recorded live demo session with fast-agent's creator, Shaun Smith, published alongside the PulseMCP blog post; walks through installation, a simple agent, and a home assistant demo.[\[11\]](https://youtu.be/MvFIo-qSwLU)

- **"Fast Agent + MCP — Build Real LLM Agents in Minutes (CLI & Python)" – ZazenCodes (YouTube & Substack), Oct 29, 2025.** Developer Alexander Galea's 16-minute video introduction to fast-agent, covering CLI setup, parallel model usage, and workflows.[\[12\]](https://zazencodes.substack.com/p/fast-agent-mcp-build-real-llm-agents) [\[13\]](https://youtu.be/je6ZW3rWWMw)

- **"MCP Native AI Agents For Non-Techies! (Step By Step)" – Imtiaz Hasan (YouTube), ~Apr 2025.** A 56-minute tutorial for a general audience explaining MCP-based agents and how to use fast-agent for practical workflows.[\[14\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOiFW7Czah4)

- **"Fast Agents" – George Mazzeo (Austin Python Meetup on YouTube), ~Sep 2025.** Talk introducing fast-agent to Python developers, covering workflow patterns and a live demo.[\[15\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlIzkf1ZDyc)

### Forums, GitHub, & Community Mentions

- **Show HN: Fast-agent – Compose MCP enabled Agents and Workflows in minutes** – *Hacker News*, Mar 6, 2025. *Product launch post on Hacker News (by user* *evalstate*) introducing fast-agent; garnered community discussion and feedback.*[\[6\]](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43282093)

- **Reddit – r/MCP community:** Threads referencing fast-agent include a release announcement for MCP Elicitation features[\[16\]](https://www.reddit.com/r/mcp/comments/1ltxurh/getting_started_with_mcp_elicitations_with/), a Q&A thread recommending fast-agent for broad model support[\[17\]](https://www.reddit.com/r/mcp/comments/1mauklk/clients_recommended_to_use_with_mcp_and_local_llms/), and a discussion of Roots/Sampling support[\[18\]](https://www.reddit.com/r/mcp/comments/1likj96/where_are_roots_and_sampling_code_snippets_for/).

- **DEV.to Roundup:** *"50 Just-Released GitHub Repos to Check"* (Mar 6, 2025) listed fast-agent at #31.[\[20\]](https://dev.to/gittech/50-just-released-github-repos-to-check-15aj)

### Other Minor Mentions & Reposts

- **Skywork Chinese Edition:** Chinese translations of the Skywork.ai guides (e.g., **"fast-agent MCP Server 深度解析：AI工程师的实践指南"**).[\[21\]](https://skywork.ai/skypage/zh/fast-agent-MCP-Server%E6%B7%B1%E5%BA%A6%E8%A7%A3%E6%9E%90%EF%BC%9AAI%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B%E5%B8%88%E7%9A%84%E5%AE%9E%E8%B7%B5%E6%8C%87%E5%8D%97/1972482209703178240)

### ACP & Agent Protocol References

- **Agents on ACP – Zed Docs:** Overview of ACP agent definitions and behavior, useful context when mapping fast-agent workflows onto ACP.[\[23\]](https://zed.dev/acp#agents-on-acp)

### Social Media

- **PulseMCP on X/Twitter:** Official account reshared the PulseMCP blog announcement.[\[22\]](https://twitter.com/pulsemcp/status/1911126999218995604)

## GitHub

- **GitHub – evalstate/fast-agent:** Project repository for fast-agent, often cited in lists of MCP clients and agent frameworks.[\[19\]](https://github.com/evalstate/fast-agent)

[\[1\]](https://www.pulsemcp.com/posts/introduction-to-fast-agent-mcp-client) Introducing fast-agent: the first MCP-native agent framework | PulseMCP

[\[2\]](https://medium.com/devops-ai/fast-agent-the-mcp-native-framework-for-smarter-ai-workflows-5d7224278a7d) Fast Agent: The MCP-Native Framework for Smarter AI Workflows | by Owen Zanzal | DevOps<>AI | Medium

[\[3\]](https://skywork.ai/skypage/en/A-Comprehensive-Guide-to-fast-agent-The-MCP-Native-Framework-for-Advanced-AI-Workflows/1972134439246069760) A Comprehensive Guide to fast-agent: The MCP-Native Framework for Advanced AI Workflows

[\[4\]](https://skywork.ai/skypage/en/fast-agent-MCP-Server-A-Deep-Dive-for-AI-Engineers/1972482242846568448) fast-agent MCP Server: A Deep Dive for AI Engineers

[\[5\]](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fast-agent-build-sophisticated-ai-agents-workflows-minutes-barros-lav1f) Fast-agent: Build Sophisticated AI Agents and Workflows in Minutes

[\[6\]](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43282093) Show HN: Fast-agent – Compose MCP enabled Agents and Workflows in minutes | Hacker News

[\[7\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/owenzanzal_fast-agent-the-mcp-native-framework-for-activity-7363236459580973057-8waF) Owen Zanzal LinkedIn post (Fast Agent: The MCP-Native Framework for Smarter AI Workflows)

[\[8\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agent-versity_ai-fastagent-mcp-activity-7303631327407312897-7yIa) AgentVersity LinkedIn post (Introducing Fast-Agent: Revolutionize Your AI Projects)

[\[9\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matthew-bridges_fast-agent-documentation-activity-7317554748235083781-IrVB) Matthew Bridges LinkedIn post (fast-agent experimentation)

[\[10\]](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hemanthhm_ai-llm-activity-7336127859121451008-szU6) Hemanth HM LinkedIn post (fast-agent + PayPal MCP)

[\[11\]](https://youtu.be/MvFIo-qSwLU) Demo of fast-agent | PulseMCP YouTube

[\[12\]](https://zazencodes.substack.com/p/fast-agent-mcp-build-real-llm-agents) Fast Agent + MCP — Build Real LLM Agents in Minutes | ZazenCodes

[\[13\]](https://youtu.be/je6ZW3rWWMw) Fast Agent + MCP — Build Real LLM Agents in Minutes | ZazenCodes YouTube

[\[14\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOiFW7Czah4) MCP Native AI Agents For Non-Techies! (Step By Step) | Imtiaz Hasan

[\[15\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlIzkf1ZDyc) Fast Agents | Austin Python Meetup (George Mazzeo)

[\[16\]](https://www.reddit.com/r/mcp/comments/1ltxurh/getting_started_with_mcp_elicitations_with/) Getting started with MCP Elicitations with fast-agent | r/mcp

[\[17\]](https://www.reddit.com/r/mcp/comments/1mauklk/clients_recommended_to_use_with_mcp_and_local_llms/) Clients recommended to use with MCP and local LLMs? | r/mcp

[\[18\]](https://www.reddit.com/r/mcp/comments/1likj96/where_are_roots_and_sampling_code_snippets_for/) Where are Roots and Sampling code snippets for MCP servers? | r/mcp

[\[19\]](https://github.com/evalstate/fast-agent) evalstate/fast-agent | GitHub

[\[20\]](https://dev.to/gittech/50-just-released-github-repos-to-check-15aj) 50 Just-Released GitHub Repos to Check! | DEV Community

[\[21\]](https://skywork.ai/skypage/zh/fast-agent-MCP-Server%E6%B7%B1%E5%BA%A6%E8%A7%A3%E6%9E%90%EF%BC%9AAI%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B%E5%B8%88%E7%9A%84%E5%AE%9E%E8%B7%B5%E6%8C%87%E5%8D%97/1972482209703178240) fast-agent MCP Server深度解析：AI工程师的实践指南 | Skywork.ai

[\[22\]](https://twitter.com/pulsemcp/status/1911126999218995604) PulseMCP on X/Twitter (blog announcement)

[\[23\]](https://zed.dev/acp#agents-on-acp) Agents on ACP | Zed Docs
