diff --git a/crates/rmcp/src/transport/sse_server.rs b/crates/rmcp/src/transport/sse_server.rs
index 79f0b66b..ef0b0309 100644
--- a/crates/rmcp/src/transport/sse_server.rs
+++ b/crates/rmcp/src/transport/sse_server.rs
@@ -219,13 +219,9 @@ impl SseServer {
         .await
     }
     pub async fn serve_with_config(config: SseServerConfig) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let (app, transport_rx) = App::new(config.post_path.clone());
-        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(config.bind).await?;
-        let service = Router::new()
-            .route(&config.sse_path, get(sse_handler))
-            .route(&config.post_path, post(post_event_handler))
-            .with_state(app);
-        let ct = config.ct.child_token();
+        let (sse_server, service) = Self::new(config);
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(sse_server.config.bind).await?;
+        let ct = sse_server.config.ct.child_token();
         let server = axum::serve(listener, service).with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
             ct.cancelled().await;
             tracing::info!("sse server cancelled");
@@ -236,13 +232,28 @@ impl SseServer {
                     tracing::error!(error = %e, "sse server shutdown with error");
                 }
             }
-            .instrument(tracing::info_span!("sse-server", bind_address = %config.bind)),
+            .instrument(tracing::info_span!("sse-server", bind_address = %sse_server.config.bind)),
         );
-        Ok(Self {
+        Ok(sse_server)
+    }
+
+    /// Warning: This function creates a new SseServer instance with the provided configuration.
+    /// `App.post_path` may be incorrect if using `Router` as an embedded router.
+    pub fn new(config: SseServerConfig) -> (SseServer, Router) {
+        let (app, transport_rx) = App::new(config.post_path.clone());
+        let router = Router::new()
+            .route(&config.sse_path, get(sse_handler))
+            .route(&config.post_path, post(post_event_handler))
+            .with_state(app);
+
+        let server = SseServer {
             transport_rx,
             config,
-        })
+        };
+
+        (server, router)
     }
+
     pub fn with_service<S, F>(mut self, service_provider: F) -> CancellationToken
     where
         S: Service<RoleServer>,
diff --git a/examples/servers/Cargo.toml b/examples/servers/Cargo.toml
index 80407d5c..25008b7b 100644
--- a/examples/servers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/servers/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ path = "src/std_io.rs"
 
 [[example]]
 name = "axum"
-path = "src/axum.rs"
\ No newline at end of file
+path = "src/axum.rs"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "axum_router"
+path = "src/axum_router.rs"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/servers/src/axum_router.rs b/examples/servers/src/axum_router.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4813b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/servers/src/axum_router.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+use rmcp::transport::sse_server::{SseServer, SseServerConfig};
+use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
+
+use tracing_subscriber::{self};
+mod common;
+use common::counter::Counter;
+
+const BIND_ADDRESS: &str = "127.0.0.1:8000";
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(
+            tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| "debug".to_string().into()),
+        )
+        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer())
+        .init();
+
+    let config = SseServerConfig {
+        bind: BIND_ADDRESS.parse()?,
+        sse_path: "/sse".to_string(),
+        post_path: "/message".to_string(),
+        ct: tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken::new(),
+    };
+
+    let (sse_server, router) = SseServer::new(config);
+
+    // Do something with the router, e.g., add routes or middleware
+
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(sse_server.config.bind).await?;
+
+    let ct = sse_server.config.ct.child_token();
+
+    let server = axum::serve(listener, router).with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
+        ct.cancelled().await;
+        tracing::info!("sse server cancelled");
+    });
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(e) = server.await {
+            tracing::error!(error = %e, "sse server shutdown with error");
+        }
+    });
+
+    let ct = sse_server.with_service(Counter::new);
+
+    tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+    ct.cancel();
+    Ok(())
+}