maxisbey · Aug 21, 2026 · Aug 20, 2026 · claude · Aug 21, 2026
diff --git a/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/server.py b/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/server.py
@@ -1087,6 +1087,11 @@ async def get_prompt(self, name: str, arguments: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -
             raise ValueError(str(e))
 
 
+# `Settings.lifespan` refers to FastMCP, which is only defined above; complete the model now so
+# settings sources never see an unresolved annotation when a FastMCP instance is created.
+Settings.model_rebuild()
+
+
 class StreamableHTTPASGIApp:
     """
     ASGI application for Streamable HTTP server transport.

diff --git a/tests/server/fastmcp/test_server.py b/tests/server/fastmcp/test_server.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from mcp.server.fastmcp import Context, FastMCP
 from mcp.server.fastmcp.prompts.base import Message, UserMessage
 from mcp.server.fastmcp.resources import FileResource, FunctionResource
+from mcp.server.fastmcp.server import Settings
 from mcp.server.fastmcp.utilities.types import Audio, Image
 from mcp.server.session import ServerSession
 from mcp.server.transport_security import TransportSecuritySettings
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@
     from mcp.server.fastmcp import Context
 
 
+def test_settings_model_is_complete_at_import():
+    """The Settings model resolves its FastMCP annotation at import, so building one needs no deferred rebuild."""
+    assert Settings.__pydantic_complete__
+
+
 class TestServer:
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_create_server(self):