diff --git a/litellm/mcp_client/tools.py b/litellm/mcp_client/tools.py
index 6dc9863853..e6b403f975 100644
--- a/litellm/mcp_client/tools.py
+++ b/litellm/mcp_client/tools.py
@@ -2,18 +2,26 @@ from typing import List, Literal, Union
 
 from mcp import ClientSession
 from mcp.types import Tool as MCPTool
-
-from litellm.types.llms.openai import Tool
+from openai.types.chat import ChatCompletionToolParam
+from openai.types.shared_params.function_definition import FunctionDefinition
 
 
-def transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool(tool: MCPTool) -> Tool:
+def transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool(mcp_tool: MCPTool) -> ChatCompletionToolParam:
     """Convert an MCP tool to an OpenAI tool."""
-    raise NotImplementedError("Not implemented")
+    return ChatCompletionToolParam(
+        type="function",
+        function=FunctionDefinition(
+            name=mcp_tool.name,
+            description=mcp_tool.description or "",
+            parameters=mcp_tool.inputSchema,
+            strict=False,
+        ),
+    )
 
 
 async def load_mcp_tools(
     session: ClientSession, format: Literal["mcp", "openai"] = "mcp"
-) -> Union[List[MCPTool], List[Tool]]:
+) -> Union[List[MCPTool], List[ChatCompletionToolParam]]:
     """
     Load all available MCP tools
 
@@ -26,5 +34,7 @@ async def load_mcp_tools(
     """
     tools = await session.list_tools()
     if format == "openai":
-        return [transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool(tool) for tool in tools.tools]
+        return [
+            transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool(mcp_tool=tool) for tool in tools.tools
+        ]
     return tools.tools
diff --git a/tests/mcp_tests/test_mcp_litellm_client.py b/tests/mcp_tests/test_mcp_litellm_client.py
index 97b637af59..8efb728017 100644
--- a/tests/mcp_tests/test_mcp_litellm_client.py
+++ b/tests/mcp_tests/test_mcp_litellm_client.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async def test_mcp_agent():
             await session.initialize()
 
             # Get tools
-            tools = await load_mcp_tools(session)
+            tools = await load_mcp_tools(session=session, format="openai")
             print("MCP TOOLS: ", tools)
 
             # Create and run the agent