diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/openapi_to_mcp_generator.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/openapi_to_mcp_generator.py
index b635f15ed09..deb0b4f9549 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/openapi_to_mcp_generator.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/openapi_to_mcp_generator.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ This module is used to generate MCP tools from OpenAPI specs.
 """
 
 import json
+import asyncio
+import os
 from pathlib import PurePosixPath
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 from urllib.parse import quote
@@ -45,8 +47,36 @@ def _sanitize_path_parameter_value(param_value: Any, param_name: str) -> str:
 
 
 def load_openapi_spec(filepath: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Load OpenAPI specification from JSON file."""
-    with open(filepath, "r") as f:
+    """
+    Sync wrapper. For URL specs, use the shared/custom MCP httpx client.
+    """
+    try:
+        # If we're already inside an event loop, prefer the async function.
+        asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "load_openapi_spec() was called from within a running event loop. "
+            "Use 'await load_openapi_spec_async(...)' instead."
+        )
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        # "no running event loop" is fine; other RuntimeErrors we re-raise
+        if "no running event loop" not in str(e).lower():
+            raise
+    return asyncio.run(load_openapi_spec_async(filepath))
+
+async def load_openapi_spec_async(filepath: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    if filepath.startswith("http://") or filepath.startswith("https://"):
+        client = get_async_httpx_client(llm_provider=httpxSpecialProvider.MCP)
+        # NOTE: do not close shared client if get_async_httpx_client returns a shared singleton.
+        # If it returns a new client each time, consider wrapping it in an async context manager.
+        r = await client.get(filepath)
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        return r.json()
+
+    # fallback: local file
+    # Local filesystem path
+    if not os.path.exists(filepath):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"OpenAPI spec not found at {filepath}")
+    with open(filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         return json.load(f)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/mcp_tests/test_openapi_spec_path_url.py b/tests/mcp_tests/test_openapi_spec_path_url.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03e9db94967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mcp_tests/test_openapi_spec_path_url.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server import openapi_to_mcp_generator as gen
+
+
+class _FakeAsyncHTTPHandler:
+    """
+    Minimal stand-in for the object returned by get_async_httpx_client().
+    openapi_to_mcp_generator.load_openapi_spec_async() calls:
+
+        client = get_async_httpx_client(...)
+        r = await client.get(url, timeout=30.0)
+
+    So we must implement async get().
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, response: httpx.Response, expected_url: str):
+        self._response = response
+        self._expected_url = expected_url
+        self.calls = 0
+
+    async def get(self, request_url: str, timeout: float = 30.0):
+        self.calls += 1
+        assert request_url == self._expected_url
+        assert timeout == 30.0
+        return self._response
+
+
+def test_load_openapi_spec_supports_http_url(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    url = "http://example.local/openapi.json"
+    expected: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        "openapi": "3.0.0",
+        "info": {"title": "Test API", "version": "1.0.0"},
+        "paths": {},
+    }
+
+    # httpx.Response must include a Request for raise_for_status() to work.
+    req = httpx.Request("GET", url)
+    resp = httpx.Response(status_code=200, json=expected, request=req)
+
+    calls = {"get_async_httpx_client": 0}
+    handler_holder: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    def fake_get_async_httpx_client(*args, **kwargs):
+        calls["get_async_httpx_client"] += 1
+        h = _FakeAsyncHTTPHandler(resp, expected_url=url)
+        handler_holder["handler"] = h
+        return h
+
+    # Ensure shared/custom client path is used
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gen, "get_async_httpx_client", fake_get_async_httpx_client)
+
+    # Fail loudly if someone reintroduces direct httpx.get()
+    def boom(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("Direct httpx.get() must not be used for URL spec loading")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(httpx, "get", boom)
+
+    spec = gen.load_openapi_spec(url)
+
+    assert spec == expected
+    assert calls["get_async_httpx_client"] == 1
+    assert handler_holder["handler"].calls == 1
+
+
+def test_load_openapi_spec_supports_local_file_path(tmp_path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    expected: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        "openapi": "3.0.0",
+        "info": {"title": "Local API", "version": "1.0.0"},
+        "paths": {},
+    }
+
+    p = tmp_path / "openapi.json"
+    p.write_text(
+        '{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"Local API","version":"1.0.0"},"paths":{}}',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    # For local files, shared client must NOT be used.
+    def boom_client(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("get_async_httpx_client() must not be called for local file paths")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gen, "get_async_httpx_client", boom_client)
+
+    spec = gen.load_openapi_spec(str(p))
+    assert spec == expected
+