diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1fe379..98705b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "structlog>=24.0",
     "mcp>=1.0",
     "pyyaml>=6.0",
+    "httpx>=0.27",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
diff --git a/src/nene2/mcp/__init__.py b/src/nene2/mcp/__init__.py
index a0c47ed..56c1a04 100644
--- a/src/nene2/mcp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nene2/mcp/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 """NENE2 MCP integration — expose UseCases as MCP tools."""
 
+from .http_client import HttpxMcpClient, McpHttpClientProtocol, McpHttpResponse
 from .server import LocalMcpServer
 
-__all__ = ["LocalMcpServer"]
+__all__ = [
+    "HttpxMcpClient",
+    "LocalMcpServer",
+    "McpHttpClientProtocol",
+    "McpHttpResponse",
+]
diff --git a/src/nene2/mcp/http_client.py b/src/nene2/mcp/http_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77ef338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nene2/mcp/http_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+"""MCP HTTP client — equivalent to PHP LocalMcpHttpClientInterface.
+
+Provides a lightweight HTTP transport for calling a nene2 API from MCP tool handlers.
+The default implementation uses httpx; inject a custom McpHttpClientProtocol for tests.
+"""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
+
+import httpx
+from httpx import BaseTransport
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class McpHttpResponse:
+    """HTTP response value object returned by McpHttpClientProtocol."""
+
+    status_code: int
+    headers: dict[str, str]
+    body: str
+
+    def is_successful(self) -> bool:
+        return 200 <= self.status_code < 300
+
+    def request_id(self) -> str | None:
+        return self.headers.get("x-request-id")
+
+
+@runtime_checkable
+class McpHttpClientProtocol(Protocol):
+    """Structural contract for MCP HTTP clients."""
+
+    def get(self, base_url: str, path: str) -> McpHttpResponse: ...
+
+    def post(
+        self, base_url: str, path: str, body: dict[str, object]
+    ) -> McpHttpResponse: ...
+
+    def put(
+        self, base_url: str, path: str, body: dict[str, object]
+    ) -> McpHttpResponse: ...
+
+    def delete(self, base_url: str, path: str) -> McpHttpResponse: ...
+
+    def has_authentication(self) -> bool: ...
+
+
+class HttpxMcpClient:
+    """httpx-backed MCP HTTP client with optional Bearer token authentication.
+
+    Pass a custom transport (e.g. httpx.MockTransport or httpx.WSGITransport)
+    for testing without making real network calls.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        bearer_token: str | None = None,
+        *,
+        transport: BaseTransport | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._bearer_token = bearer_token
+        self._transport = transport
+
+    def get(self, base_url: str, path: str) -> McpHttpResponse:
+        return self._request("GET", base_url, path, None)
+
+    def post(
+        self, base_url: str, path: str, body: dict[str, object]
+    ) -> McpHttpResponse:
+        return self._request("POST", base_url, path, body)
+
+    def put(
+        self, base_url: str, path: str, body: dict[str, object]
+    ) -> McpHttpResponse:
+        return self._request("PUT", base_url, path, body)
+
+    def delete(self, base_url: str, path: str) -> McpHttpResponse:
+        return self._request("DELETE", base_url, path, None)
+
+    def has_authentication(self) -> bool:
+        return self._bearer_token is not None
+
+    def _request(
+        self,
+        method: str,
+        base_url: str,
+        path: str,
+        body: dict[str, object] | None,
+    ) -> McpHttpResponse:
+        headers: dict[str, str] = {"Accept": "application/json"}
+        if self._bearer_token is not None:
+            headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self._bearer_token}"
+
+        with httpx.Client(transport=self._transport) as client:
+            response = client.request(
+                method,
+                base_url.rstrip("/") + path,
+                json=body,
+                headers=headers,
+            )
+        return McpHttpResponse(
+            status_code=response.status_code,
+            headers=dict(response.headers),
+            body=response.text,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/nene2/mcp/__init__.py b/tests/nene2/mcp/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/nene2/mcp/test_http_client.py b/tests/nene2/mcp/test_http_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc982b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nene2/mcp/test_http_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+"""Tests for McpHttpResponse, McpHttpClientProtocol, and HttpxMcpClient."""
+
+import json
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from nene2.mcp import HttpxMcpClient, McpHttpClientProtocol, McpHttpResponse
+
+
+def _mock_transport(status: int, body: dict[str, object]) -> httpx.MockTransport:
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        return httpx.Response(status, json=body)
+
+    return httpx.MockTransport(handler)
+
+
+def test_mcp_http_response_is_successful() -> None:
+    assert McpHttpResponse(200, {}, "ok").is_successful() is True
+    assert McpHttpResponse(201, {}, "").is_successful() is True
+    assert McpHttpResponse(299, {}, "").is_successful() is True
+
+
+def test_mcp_http_response_is_not_successful() -> None:
+    assert McpHttpResponse(400, {}, "").is_successful() is False
+    assert McpHttpResponse(404, {}, "").is_successful() is False
+    assert McpHttpResponse(500, {}, "").is_successful() is False
+
+
+def test_mcp_http_response_request_id() -> None:
+    assert McpHttpResponse(200, {"x-request-id": "abc"}, "").request_id() == "abc"
+    assert McpHttpResponse(200, {}, "").request_id() is None
+
+
+def test_httpx_mcp_client_satisfies_protocol() -> None:
+    assert isinstance(HttpxMcpClient(), McpHttpClientProtocol)
+
+
+def test_has_authentication_without_token() -> None:
+    assert HttpxMcpClient().has_authentication() is False
+
+
+def test_has_authentication_with_token() -> None:
+    assert HttpxMcpClient("my-token").has_authentication() is True
+
+
+def test_get_request() -> None:
+    transport = _mock_transport(200, {"id": 1, "title": "note"})
+    client = HttpxMcpClient(transport=transport)
+    response = client.get("http://test", "/notes/1")
+    assert response.is_successful()
+    assert json.loads(response.body)["id"] == 1
+
+
+def test_post_request_sends_body() -> None:
+    received: list[bytes] = []
+
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        received.append(request.content)
+        return httpx.Response(201, json={"id": 2})
+
+    client = HttpxMcpClient(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    response = client.post("http://test", "/notes", {"title": "t", "body": "b"})
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    assert b"title" in received[0]
+
+
+def test_put_request() -> None:
+    transport = _mock_transport(200, {"id": 1, "title": "updated"})
+    client = HttpxMcpClient(transport=transport)
+    response = client.put("http://test", "/notes/1", {"title": "updated", "body": "b"})
+    assert response.is_successful()
+
+
+def test_delete_request() -> None:
+    transport = _mock_transport(204, {})
+    client = HttpxMcpClient(transport=transport)
+    response = client.delete("http://test", "/notes/1")
+    assert response.status_code == 204
+
+
+def test_bearer_token_added_to_header() -> None:
+    received_headers: list[dict[str, str]] = []
+
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        received_headers.append(dict(request.headers))
+        return httpx.Response(200, json={})
+
+    client = HttpxMcpClient("secret-token", transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    client.get("http://test", "/notes")
+    assert received_headers[0].get("authorization") == "Bearer secret-token"