diff --git a/src/strands/mcp/__init__.py b/src/strands/mcp/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d2c1daa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/strands/mcp/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"""Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration.
+
+This package provides integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to use tools provided by MCP
+servers.
+
+- Docs: https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol
+"""
+
+from .mcp_agent_tool import MCPAgentTool
+from .mcp_client import MCPClient, ToolFilters
+from .mcp_tasks import TasksConfig
+from .mcp_types import MCPTransport
+
+__all__ = ["MCPAgentTool", "MCPClient", "MCPTransport", "TasksConfig", "ToolFilters"]
diff --git a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_agent_tool.py b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_agent_tool.py
similarity index 97%
rename from src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_agent_tool.py
rename to src/strands/mcp/mcp_agent_tool.py
index bedd93f24..5ae4d2c9e 100644
--- a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_agent_tool.py
+++ b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_agent_tool.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 from mcp.types import Tool as MCPTool
 from typing_extensions import override
 
-from ...types._events import ToolResultEvent
-from ...types.tools import AgentTool, ToolGenerator, ToolSpec, ToolUse
+from ..types._events import ToolResultEvent
+from ..types.tools import AgentTool, ToolGenerator, ToolSpec, ToolUse
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .mcp_client import MCPClient
diff --git a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_client.py b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_client.py
similarity index 99%
rename from src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_client.py
rename to src/strands/mcp/mcp_client.py
index 2ac632925..1665f5bf5 100644
--- a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_client.py
+++ b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_client.py
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 from pydantic import AnyUrl
 from typing_extensions import Protocol, TypedDict
 
-from ...types import PaginatedList
-from ...types.exceptions import MCPClientInitializationError, ToolProviderException
-from ...types.media import ImageFormat
-from ...types.tools import AgentTool, ToolResultContent, ToolResultStatus
-from ..tool_provider import ToolProvider
+from ..tools.tool_provider import ToolProvider
+from ..types import PaginatedList
+from ..types.exceptions import MCPClientInitializationError, ToolProviderException
+from ..types.media import ImageFormat
+from ..types.tools import AgentTool, ToolResultContent, ToolResultStatus
 from .mcp_agent_tool import MCPAgentTool
 from .mcp_instrumentation import mcp_instrumentation
 from .mcp_tasks import DEFAULT_TASK_CONFIG, DEFAULT_TASK_POLL_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_TASK_TTL, TasksConfig
diff --git a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_instrumentation.py b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_instrumentation.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_instrumentation.py
rename to src/strands/mcp/mcp_instrumentation.py
diff --git a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_tasks.py b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_tasks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_tasks.py
rename to src/strands/mcp/mcp_tasks.py
diff --git a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_types.py b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_types.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_types.py
rename to src/strands/mcp/mcp_types.py
index 09feb624f..e80ef2fd4 100644
--- a/src/strands/tools/mcp/mcp_types.py
+++ b/src/strands/mcp/mcp_types.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from mcp.shared.message import SessionMessage
 from typing_extensions import NotRequired
 
-from ...types.tools import ToolResult
+from ..types.tools import ToolResult
 
 """
 MCPTransport defines the interface for MCP transport implementations. This abstracts
diff --git a/src/strands/tools/mcp/__init__.py b/src/strands/tools/mcp/__init__.py
index 8d2c1daa2..0edd82125 100644
--- a/src/strands/tools/mcp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/strands/tools/mcp/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
-"""Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration.
+"""Deprecated: MCP integration has moved to ``strands.mcp``.
 
-This package provides integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to use tools provided by MCP
-servers.
-
-- Docs: https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol
+This module re-exports the public API from its new location and emits a
+``DeprecationWarning`` at import time. Legacy submodule paths such as
+``strands.tools.mcp.mcp_client`` continue to resolve to the canonical
+modules under ``strands.mcp`` via ``sys.modules`` aliasing. Update
+imports to ``strands.mcp``; this alias will be removed in a future
+release.
 """
 
-from .mcp_agent_tool import MCPAgentTool
-from .mcp_client import MCPClient, ToolFilters
-from .mcp_tasks import TasksConfig
-from .mcp_types import MCPTransport
+import sys as _sys
+import warnings as _warnings
+
+from strands import mcp as _mcp
+from strands.mcp import MCPAgentTool, MCPClient, MCPTransport, TasksConfig, ToolFilters
+
+for _submod_name in ("mcp_agent_tool", "mcp_client", "mcp_instrumentation", "mcp_tasks", "mcp_types"):
+    _sys.modules[f"strands.tools.mcp.{_submod_name}"] = getattr(_mcp, _submod_name)
+
+_warnings.warn(
+    "strands.tools.mcp has moved to strands.mcp. "
+    "Import from strands.mcp instead; strands.tools.mcp will be removed in a future release.",
+    DeprecationWarning,
+    stacklevel=2,
+)
 
 __all__ = ["MCPAgentTool", "MCPClient", "MCPTransport", "TasksConfig", "ToolFilters"]
diff --git a/tests/strands/mcp/__init__.py b/tests/strands/mcp/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/strands/mcp/test_canonical_import_path.py b/tests/strands/mcp/test_canonical_import_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0194d3bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/strands/mcp/test_canonical_import_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Tests for the canonical ``strands.mcp`` import path.
+
+The implementation currently lives in ``strands.tools.mcp``. This test
+locks in the contract that ``strands.mcp`` re-exports the same objects so
+that users can migrate imports ahead of the follow-up refactor that
+moves the implementation.
+"""
+
+
+def test_strands_mcp_reexports_public_api() -> None:
+    import strands.mcp as new
+    import strands.tools.mcp as old
+
+    assert new.MCPClient is old.MCPClient
+    assert new.MCPAgentTool is old.MCPAgentTool
+    assert new.MCPTransport is old.MCPTransport
+    assert new.TasksConfig is old.TasksConfig
+    assert new.ToolFilters is old.ToolFilters
+
+
+def test_strands_mcp_all_matches_tools_mcp_all() -> None:
+    import strands.mcp as new
+    import strands.tools.mcp as old
+
+    assert sorted(new.__all__) == sorted(old.__all__)