using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests.Utils;
using ModelContextProtocol.Client;
using ModelContextProtocol.Protocol;
using ModelContextProtocol.Server;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;
namespace ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests;
///
/// End-to-end coverage for : a single endpoint
/// that serves initialize-handshake clients with full stateful sessions while serving 2026-07-28
/// and later clients statelessly, without forcing them to downgrade
/// ().
///
[McpServerToolType]
public class July2026ProtocolHybridSessionModeTests(ITestOutputHelper outputHelper) : KestrelInMemoryTest(outputHelper), IAsyncDisposable
{
private WebApplication? _app;
private int _configureSessionOptionsCount;
private int _runSessionHandlerCount;
public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
{
if (_app is not null)
{
await _app.DisposeAsync();
}
base.Dispose();
}
[McpServerTool(Name = "greet")]
public static string Greet([System.ComponentModel.Description("Name to greet")] string name) => $"Hello, {name}!";
[McpServerTool(Name = "greet_via_elicit")]
public static async Task GreetViaElicit(McpServer server, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
// Server to client requests only work over a stateful session, so this proves the initialize-handshake
// half of a hybrid endpoint keeps its session even though the endpoint also serves stateless requests.
var elicitResult = await server.ElicitAsync(new ElicitRequestParams
{
Message = "What is your name?",
RequestedSchema = new(),
}, cancellationToken);
var name = elicitResult.Content?.TryGetValue("answer", out var answer) == true
? answer.GetString()
: "stranger";
return $"Hello, {name}!";
}
[McpServerTool(Name = "scope_state")]
public static string ScopeState(ScopedService scopedService) => scopedService.State ?? "";
private async Task StartHybridServerAsync(bool trackRunSessionHandler = false)
{
Builder.Services.AddMcpServer(options =>
{
options.ServerInfo = new Implementation { Name = nameof(July2026ProtocolHybridSessionModeTests), Version = "1" };
})
.WithHttpTransport(options =>
{
options.SessionMode = HttpServerSessionMode.StatefulForInitializeClients;
options.ConfigureSessionOptions = (httpContext, mcpServerOptions, cancellationToken) =>
{
Interlocked.Increment(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount);
return Task.CompletedTask;
};
if (trackRunSessionHandler)
{
#pragma warning disable MCPEXP002 // RunSessionHandler is experimental.
options.RunSessionHandler = async (httpContext, server, cancellationToken) =>
{
Interlocked.Increment(ref _runSessionHandlerCount);
await server.RunAsync(cancellationToken);
};
#pragma warning restore MCPEXP002
}
})
.WithTools();
Builder.Services.AddScoped();
_app = Builder.Build();
_app.Use(next => context =>
{
context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService().State = "From request middleware!";
return next(context);
});
_app.MapMcp();
await _app.StartAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
}
private Task ConnectClientAsync(string? protocolVersion = null, Action? configureClient = null)
{
var transport = new HttpClientTransport(new HttpClientTransportOptions
{
Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:5000/"),
TransportMode = HttpTransportMode.StreamableHttp,
}, HttpClient, LoggerFactory);
// A null ProtocolVersion prefers 2026-07-28 and probes with server/discover before considering a
// fallback to the initialize handshake. Pinning an older version forces the initialize handshake.
var clientOptions = new McpClientOptions { ProtocolVersion = protocolVersion };
configureClient?.Invoke(clientOptions);
return McpClient.CreateAsync(transport, clientOptions, LoggerFactory, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
}
[Fact]
public async Task ModernAndLegacyClients_ShareOneEndpoint_AndModernDoesNotDowngrade()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
await using var modernClient = await ConnectClientAsync();
await using var legacyClient = await ConnectClientAsync(McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion);
// The whole point of the hybrid mode: the default client keeps 2026-07-28 instead of downgrading.
Assert.Equal(McpProtocolVersions.July2026ProtocolVersion, modernClient.NegotiatedProtocolVersion);
Assert.Null(modernClient.SessionId);
Assert.Equal(McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion, legacyClient.NegotiatedProtocolVersion);
Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(legacyClient.SessionId));
// Both halves of the endpoint remain usable while the other is connected.
var modernResult = await modernClient.CallToolAsync("greet",
new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Modern" },
cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.Equal("Hello, Modern!", Assert.IsType(Assert.Single(modernResult.Content)).Text);
var legacyResult = await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("greet",
new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Legacy" },
cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.Equal("Hello, Legacy!", Assert.IsType(Assert.Single(legacyResult.Content)).Text);
}
[Fact]
public async Task LegacyClient_OnHybridServer_StillSupportsServerToClientElicitation()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
await using var legacyClient = await ConnectClientAsync(McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion, options =>
{
options.Handlers.ElicitationHandler = (request, ct) => new ValueTask(new ElicitResult
{
Action = "accept",
Content = new Dictionary
{
["answer"] = JsonDocument.Parse("\"Bob\"").RootElement.Clone(),
},
});
});
var result = await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("greet_via_elicit",
cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.True(result.IsError is not true);
Assert.Equal("Hello, Bob!", Assert.IsType(Assert.Single(result.Content)).Text);
}
[Fact]
public async Task ModernRequests_UseRequestScopedServices_WhileLegacySessionsUseApplicationServices()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
await using var modernClient = await ConnectClientAsync();
await using var legacyClient = await ConnectClientAsync(McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion);
// Stateless requests resolve services from HttpContext.RequestServices, so the tool observes the state
// that the ASP.NET Core middleware set on the request-scoped service.
var modernResult = await modernClient.CallToolAsync("scope_state", cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.Equal("From request middleware!", Assert.IsType(Assert.Single(modernResult.Content)).Text);
// Stateful sessions outlive the HTTP request, so they scope requests off the application services
// instead and never see the middleware's request-scoped state.
var legacyResult = await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("scope_state", cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.Equal("", Assert.IsType(Assert.Single(legacyResult.Content)).Text);
}
[Fact]
public async Task ConfigureSessionOptions_RunsPerRequestForModernClients_AndOncePerSessionForLegacyClients()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
var beforeLegacyConnect = Volatile.Read(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount);
await using var legacyClient = await ConnectClientAsync(McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion);
// The initialize request creates the session; notifications/initialized reuses it.
Assert.Equal(1, Volatile.Read(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount) - beforeLegacyConnect);
var beforeLegacyCalls = Volatile.Read(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount);
await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("greet", new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Legacy" }, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("greet", new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Legacy" }, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
// Subsequent requests reuse the session, so the callback does not run again.
Assert.Equal(0, Volatile.Read(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount) - beforeLegacyCalls);
await using var modernClient = await ConnectClientAsync();
var beforeModernCall = Volatile.Read(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount);
await modernClient.CallToolAsync("greet", new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Modern" }, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
// Each 2026-07-28 POST creates a fresh per-request server, so the callback runs again.
Assert.Equal(1, Volatile.Read(ref _configureSessionOptionsCount) - beforeModernCall);
}
[Fact]
public async Task RunSessionHandler_RunsPerRequestForModernClients_AndOncePerSessionForLegacyClients()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync(trackRunSessionHandler: true);
var beforeLegacyConnect = Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount);
await using var legacyClient = await ConnectClientAsync(McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion);
Assert.Equal(1, Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount) - beforeLegacyConnect);
var beforeLegacyCalls = Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount);
await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("greet", new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Legacy" }, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
await legacyClient.CallToolAsync("greet", new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Legacy" }, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.Equal(0, Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount) - beforeLegacyCalls);
var beforeModernConnect = Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount);
await using var modernClient = await ConnectClientAsync();
Assert.Equal(1, Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount) - beforeModernConnect);
var beforeModernCall = Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount);
await modernClient.CallToolAsync("greet", new Dictionary { ["name"] = "Modern" }, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
Assert.Equal(1, Volatile.Read(ref _runSessionHandlerCount) - beforeModernCall);
}
[Fact]
public async Task ModernPost_DoesNotMintSessionId_WhileLegacyInitializeDoes()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
using var modernResponse = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, McpProtocolVersions.July2026ProtocolVersion, DiscoverRequest, mcpMethod: "server/discover");
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, modernResponse.StatusCode);
Assert.False(modernResponse.Headers.Contains("Mcp-Session-Id"), "2026-07-28 responses must not include Mcp-Session-Id.");
using var legacyResponse = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, protocolVersion: null, InitializeRequest);
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, legacyResponse.StatusCode);
Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Assert.Single(legacyResponse.Headers.GetValues("Mcp-Session-Id"))));
}
[Fact]
public async Task ModernPost_IgnoresMcpSessionIdHeader()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
// SEP-2567 removed sessions from the 2026-07-28 revision, so a stray session ID must neither be honored
// nor looked up against the stateful session manager the hybrid endpoint keeps for legacy clients.
using var response = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, McpProtocolVersions.July2026ProtocolVersion, DiscoverRequest,
mcpMethod: "server/discover", sessionId: "non-existent-session-id");
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
Assert.False(response.Headers.Contains("Mcp-Session-Id"));
}
[Fact]
public async Task LegacyGetAndDelete_RemainAvailable_WhileModernGetAndDeleteReturn405()
{
await StartHybridServerAsync();
using var initializeResponse = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, protocolVersion: null, InitializeRequest);
var sessionId = Assert.Single(initializeResponse.Headers.GetValues("Mcp-Session-Id"));
// The GET and DELETE endpoints are still mapped, so legacy clients keep the unsolicited-message stream
// and explicit session termination.
using var legacyGet = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Get, McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion, content: null, sessionId: sessionId);
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, legacyGet.StatusCode);
using var modernGet = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Get, McpProtocolVersions.July2026ProtocolVersion, content: null);
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.MethodNotAllowed, modernGet.StatusCode);
Assert.Equal(["POST"], modernGet.Content.Headers.Allow);
using var modernDelete = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Delete, McpProtocolVersions.July2026ProtocolVersion, content: null);
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.MethodNotAllowed, modernDelete.StatusCode);
Assert.Equal(["POST"], modernDelete.Content.Headers.Allow);
using var legacyDelete = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Delete, McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion, content: null, sessionId: sessionId);
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, legacyDelete.StatusCode);
// The session is gone, which proves the legacy DELETE was honored rather than short-circuited.
using var afterDelete = await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, McpProtocolVersions.November2025ProtocolVersion, ListToolsRequest, sessionId: sessionId);
Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, afterDelete.StatusCode);
}
private Task SendAsync(
HttpMethod method,
string? protocolVersion,
string? content = null,
string? mcpMethod = null,
string? sessionId = null)
{
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(method, "");
request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("text/event-stream"));
if (protocolVersion is not null)
{
request.Headers.Add("MCP-Protocol-Version", protocolVersion);
}
if (mcpMethod is not null)
{
request.Headers.Add("Mcp-Method", mcpMethod);
}
if (sessionId is not null)
{
request.Headers.Add("Mcp-Session-Id", sessionId);
}
if (content is not null)
{
request.Content = new StringContent(content, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
}
return HttpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
}
private static string DiscoverRequest => """
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"server/discover","params":{"_meta":{"io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion":"2026-07-28","io.modelcontextprotocol/clientInfo":{"name":"HybridTestClient","version":"1.0"},"io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities":{}}}}
""";
private static string InitializeRequest => """
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-11-25","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"HybridTestClient","version":"1.0"}}}
""";
private static string ListToolsRequest => """
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}
""";
public class ScopedService
{
public string? State { get; set; }
}
}