app.py

import gradio as gr

def letter_counter(word: str, letter: str) -> int:
    """
    Count the number of occurrences of a letter in a word or text.

    Args:
        word (str): The input text to search through
        letter (str): The letter to search for

    Returns:
        int: The number of times the letter appears in the text
    """
    word = word.lower()
    letter = letter.lower()
    count = word.count(letter)
    return count

    #always make sure to use type hints, and provide Args: params and their types, like above

demo = gr.Interface(
    fn=letter_counter,
    inputs=["textbox", "textbox"],
    outputs="number",
    title="Letter Counter",
    description="Enter text and a letter to count how many times the letter appears in the text"
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    demo.launch(mcp_server=True) #mcp_server=True to use as a mcp erver instead

##this makes it acccesisble as both a web interface and a MCP Server that can connect to clients

#when in mcp_Server, got to: http://127.0.0.1:7860/gradio_api/mcp/schema, to see schema

#presumably use the URL as for rmeote sse mcp-server for smolagents??