experimental-ext-interceptors/go/sdk/interceptors/interceptor.go
Kurt Degiorgio c9900f02ab
Implement Go interceptor chain (#4)
## Summary

Implements the Go SDK for MCP interceptors — validation and mutation
middleware for any MCP server.

The framework treats interceptors as first-class MCP primitives: they
are registered on an MCP server, discoverable via `interceptors/list`,
and invocable via `interceptor/invoke` — the same JSON-RPC pattern as
tools, prompts, and resources. A chain engine orchestrates execution
across one or more interceptor servers, and an optional go-sdk
middleware integration applies interceptors automatically on every
matching request/response.

## Architecture

**Three-layer design:**

1. **`interceptors`** — Protocol-agnostic core. Defines interceptor
types (validators, mutators), metadata, invocation, wire types, and
results. Zero MCP dependencies.

2. **`interceptors/mcpserver`** — MCP server integration. Wraps
`mcp.Server` to register `interceptors/list` and `interceptor/invoke` as
custom JSON-RPC methods and advertise interceptor capabilities during
`initialize`.

3. **`interceptors/chain`** — Chain engine. Orchestrates execution
across N interceptor servers with trust-boundary-aware ordering,
priority-based mutation sequencing, parallel validation, audit-mode
isolation, and fail-open/fail-closed semantics.

4. **`interceptors/integrations/gomiddleware`** — Optional go-sdk
middleware. Installs on `mcp.Server` via `AddReceivingMiddleware()` to
automatically run the interceptor chain on every matching
request/response.

**Key design decisions:**

- **Trust-boundary ordering** — request phase: validate → mutate;
response phase: mutate → validate. Validation always guards the boundary
crossing.
- **Wire-level invocation** — the chain calls `interceptor/invoke` over
the MCP transport (even in-process via `LocalChain()`), so local and
remote interceptor servers use the same interface.
- **Audit-mode isolation** — audit-mode mutators compute transformations
without applying them. Only audit mutators pay the serialization cost.
- **Concurrency** — validators run in parallel; mutators run
sequentially in priority order.

### Package Structure

| Package | File | Responsibility |
|---------|------|----------------|
| `interceptors` | `interceptor.go` | Enums, Metadata, Interceptor
interface, Validator/Mutator structs, handler types, Invocation |
| `interceptors` | `wire.go` | Wire types: ListParams/Result,
InvokeParams/Result, InterceptorInfo, event/method constants |
| `interceptors` | `priority.go` | Priority with phase-aware resolution
and JSON marshaling |
| `interceptors` | `doc.go` | Package documentation with examples |
| `interceptors/chain` | `chain.go` | Chain engine: discovery,
filtering, sorting, execution orchestration |
| `interceptors/chain` | `result.go` | ExecutionResult, AbortInfo |
| `interceptors/chain` | `doc.go` | Sub-package documentation |
| `interceptors/mcpserver` | `server.go` | MCP server wrapper,
interceptor registry, capability advertisement, `LocalChain()` |
| `interceptors/mcpserver` | `rpc.go` | `interceptors/list` and
`interceptor/invoke` JSON-RPC handlers |
| `interceptors/mcpserver` | `doc.go` | Sub-package documentation |
| `integrations/gomiddleware` | `middleware.go` | go-sdk `Middleware`
that runs the chain on every request/response |
| `integrations/gomiddleware` | `errors.go` | Abort-to-JSONRPC error
conversion |
| `integrations/gomiddleware` | `doc.go` | Sub-package documentation |

### Documentation

- `doc/DESIGN.md` — architecture, execution model, integration with
go-sdk
- `doc/CONFORMANCE.md` — SEP conformance status
- `doc/PERFORMANCE.md` — per-request cost model

### Examples

- `examples/validator` — blocks dangerous tool calls, demonstrates
`WithContextProvider`
- `examples/mutator` — tags tool responses with audit trail

## Vendor: go-sdk v1.4.0 with custom method support

Vendors `go-sdk` with minimal extensions for custom JSON-RPC methods:

- `Server.AddCustomMethod` — registers a handler that bypasses the typed
pipeline
- `ClientSession.CallCustom` — sends raw JSON-RPC calls for custom
methods

These changes are generic (not interceptor-specific) and enable any MCP
extension to define its own JSON-RPC methods.

## TODO

- More integration tests
- Unit tests
- Support wildcards for event interception (separate PR)

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Signed-off-by: Kurt Degiorgio <kdegiorgio@bloomberg.net>
2026-04-29 15:29:25 +01:00

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// Copyright 2025 The MCP Interceptors Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by an Apache-2.0
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package interceptors
import (
"context"
"encoding/json"
)
// Interceptor is the common interface for all interceptors. It is implemented by both Validator and Mutator.
type Interceptor interface {
GetMetadata() *Metadata
GetType() InterceptorType
}
// --- Enums ---
// InterceptionPhase determines when an interceptor runs.
type InterceptionPhase string
const (
PhaseRequest InterceptionPhase = "request"
PhaseResponse InterceptionPhase = "response"
PhaseBoth InterceptionPhase = "both"
)
// InterceptionEvent identifies a lifecycle event that can be intercepted.
type InterceptionEvent = string
// Mode controls enforcement behavior.
type Mode string
const (
ModeEnforce Mode = "enforce" // Enforced: validation failures block, mutations apply
ModeAudit Mode = "audit" // Audit: log results but don't block or apply mutations
)
// InterceptorType identifies the category of an interceptor.
type InterceptorType string
const (
TypeValidation InterceptorType = "validation"
TypeMutation InterceptorType = "mutation"
)
// Severity represents validation message severity.
type Severity string
const (
SeverityInfo Severity = "info"
SeverityWarn Severity = "warn"
SeverityError Severity = "error" // Only error blocks execution
)
// --- Metadata ---
// Compat represents protocol version compatibility.
type Compat struct {
MinProtocol string `json:"minProtocol"`
MaxProtocol string `json:"maxProtocol,omitempty"`
}
// Hook defines which lifecycle events and phase trigger an interceptor.
type Hook struct {
Events []InterceptionEvent `json:"events"`
Phase InterceptionPhase `json:"phase"`
}
// Metadata holds all common interceptor metadata.
type Metadata struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
Type InterceptorType `json:"type"`
Hook Hook `json:"hook"`
PriorityHint Priority `json:"priorityHint,omitempty"`
Compat *Compat `json:"compat,omitempty"`
ConfigSchema json.RawMessage `json:"configSchema,omitempty"`
Mode Mode `json:"mode"`
FailOpen bool `json:"failOpen,omitempty"`
}
// --- Validator ---
// ValidatorHandler is the function signature for validation handlers.
//
// Handlers MUST treat the Invocation and its Payload as read-only.
// Multiple validators for the same event run concurrently and share
// the same Invocation pointer, so any mutation of the Payload (or
// other Invocation fields) is a data race.
type ValidatorHandler func(ctx context.Context, inv *Invocation) (*ValidationResult, error)
// Validator is a validation interceptor.
type Validator struct {
Metadata
Handler ValidatorHandler
}
func (v *Validator) GetMetadata() *Metadata { return &v.Metadata }
func (v *Validator) GetType() InterceptorType { return TypeValidation }
// --- Mutator ---
// MutatorHandler is the function signature for raw mutation handlers.
type MutatorHandler func(ctx context.Context, inv *Invocation) (*MutationResult, error)
// Mutator is a mutation interceptor.
type Mutator struct {
Metadata
Handler MutatorHandler
}
func (m *Mutator) GetMetadata() *Metadata { return &m.Metadata }
func (m *Mutator) GetType() InterceptorType { return TypeMutation }
// --- Invocation ---
// Invocation is the context passed to every interceptor handler.
type Invocation struct {
Event string // e.g. "tools/call"
Phase InterceptionPhase // "request" or "response"
Payload any // The payload (json.RawMessage when invoked via interceptor/invoke)
Config map[string]any // Per-invocation config
Context *InvocationContext // Optional caller context (identity, trace, etc.)
}
// InvocationContext holds optional context passed to interceptors.
type InvocationContext struct {
Principal *Principal `json:"principal,omitempty"`
TraceID string `json:"traceId,omitempty"`
SpanID string `json:"spanId,omitempty"`
Timestamp string `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
SessionID string `json:"sessionId,omitempty"`
}
// Principal identifies the caller.
type Principal struct {
Type string `json:"type"`
ID string `json:"id,omitempty"`
Claims map[string]any `json:"claims,omitempty"`
}
// --- Results ---
// ValidationMessage is a single validation finding.
type ValidationMessage struct {
Path string `json:"path,omitempty"`
Message string `json:"message"`
Severity Severity `json:"severity"`
}
// ValidationSuggestion is an optional suggested correction.
type ValidationSuggestion struct {
Path string `json:"path"`
Value any `json:"value"`
}
// ValidationResult is returned by validation interceptors.
type ValidationResult struct {
Valid bool `json:"valid"`
Severity Severity `json:"severity,omitempty"`
Messages []ValidationMessage `json:"messages,omitempty"`
Suggestions []ValidationSuggestion `json:"suggestions,omitempty"`
}
// MutationResult is returned by mutation interceptors.
type MutationResult struct {
Modified bool `json:"modified"`
Info map[string]any `json:"info,omitempty"`
Payload json.RawMessage `json:"payload,omitempty"`
}