diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index 49c4a0ce681..bbc9ec2db8a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ try:
     from mcp.shared.tool_name_validation import (
         validate_tool_name,  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
     )
-    from mcp.shared.tool_name_validation import SEP_986_URL
+    from mcp.shared.tool_name_validation import (
+        SEP_986_URL,
+    )
 except ImportError:
     from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -608,6 +610,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
             alias=getattr(mcp_server, "alias", None),
             server_name=getattr(mcp_server, "server_name", None),
             url=mcp_server.url,
+            spec_path=getattr(mcp_server, "spec_path", None),
             transport=cast(MCPTransportType, mcp_server.transport),
             auth_type=auth_type,
             authentication_token=auth_value,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
index 61cad4c437b..2f80bb24e99 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
                 label={<span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">MCP Server URL</span>}
                 name="url"
                 rules={[
-                  { required: true, message: "Please enter a server URL" },
                   { validator: (_, value) => validateMCPServerUrl(value) },
                 ]}
               >
@@ -575,6 +574,26 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
               </Form.Item>
             )}
 
+            {/* OpenAPI Spec URL - only show for HTTP and SSE */}
+            {transportType !== "stdio" && (
+              <Form.Item
+                label={
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 flex items-center">
+                    OpenAPI Spec URL (optional)
+                    <Tooltip title="Provide an OpenAPI spec URL to automatically generate MCP tools from the API endpoints. When set, tools are generated from the spec instead of connecting to an MCP server.">
+                      <InfoCircleOutlined className="ml-2 text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-600 cursor-help" />
+                    </Tooltip>
+                  </span>
+                }
+                name="spec_path"
+              >
+                <Input
+                  placeholder="https://api.example.com/openapi.json"
+                  className="rounded-lg border-gray-300 focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-500"
+                />
+              </Form.Item>
+            )}
+
             {/* Authentication - only show for HTTP and SSE */}
             {transportType !== "stdio" && (
               <Form.Item
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
index 6f8aef2b4ff..29bcb6548ab 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
@@ -566,6 +566,25 @@ const MCPServerEdit: React.FC<MCPServerEditProps> = ({
               </Form.Item>
             )}
 
+            {!isStdioTransport && (
+              <Form.Item
+                label={
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 flex items-center">
+                    OpenAPI Spec URL (optional)
+                    <Tooltip title="Provide an OpenAPI spec URL to automatically generate MCP tools from the API endpoints. When set, tools are generated from the spec instead of connecting to an MCP server.">
+                      <InfoCircleOutlined className="ml-2 text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-600 cursor-help" />
+                    </Tooltip>
+                  </span>
+                }
+                name="spec_path"
+              >
+                <Input
+                  placeholder="https://api.example.com/openapi.json"
+                  className="rounded-lg border-gray-300 focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-500"
+                />
+              </Form.Item>
+            )}
+
             {!isStdioTransport && (
               <Form.Item label="Authentication" name="auth_type" rules={[{ required: true }]}>
                 <Select>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx
index b5357e2b5b0..8da73efd831 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export interface MCPServer {
    * For `stdio`, the backend can return null/undefined.
    */
   url?: string | null;
+  spec_path?: string | null;
   transport?: string | null;
   auth_type?: string | null;
   authorization_url?: string | null;