experimental-ext-interceptors/go/sdk/interceptors/doc.go
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Go SDK: Align mode with SEP (#40)
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## Motivation and Context
The SEP-2624 spec defines interceptor modes as "active" | "audit". This
change aligns the Go SDK's interceptor `Mode` value with the SEP spec.

## How Has This Been Tested?
- go test ./... from go/sdk — all packages pass (chain, extension,
integrations/gomiddleware).
- gofmt -l . — clean.
- go vet ./... — clean.

## Breaking Changes
Yes:
- The exported constant interceptors.ModeEnforce is removed and replaced
by interceptors.ModeActive. Callers referencing ModeEnforce must rename.
- The serialized mode value changes from "enforce" to "active". Any
config expecting "enforce" must be updated.

## Types of changes
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the boxes that apply: -->
- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [x] Documentation update

## Checklist
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that apply. -->
- [x] I have read the [MCP
Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
- [x] My code follows the repository's style guidelines
- [x] New and existing tests pass locally
- [ ] I have added appropriate error handling
- [x] I have added or updated documentation as needed

## Additional context
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Signed-off-by: monikaicampbell <mcampbell350@bloomberg.net>
2026-08-21 15:56:07 +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 defines the core types for the MCP interceptor
// framework: interceptor descriptors ([Validator], [Mutator]), wire
// protocol types ([InvokeParams], [InvokeResult]), result types
// ([ValidationResult], [MutationResult]), and supporting enums.
//
// This package is transport-agnostic — it has no dependency on the
// MCP SDK's server or client types. The chain orchestrator lives in
// the [interceptors/chain] sub-package, MCP server integration in
// [interceptors/extension], and middleware in
// [interceptors/integrations/gomiddleware].
//
// # Usage with MCP
//
// Create an [extension.Extension], register interceptors, install on
// an [mcp.Server], then use [extension.Extension.LocalChain] to get a
// chain for middleware:
//
// ext := extension.New()
// ext.AddInterceptor(myValidator)
// ext.AddInterceptor(myMutator)
// if err := ext.Install(mcpServer); err != nil {
// return err
// }
//
// chain, err := ext.LocalChain(ctx, mcpServer)
// mcpServer.AddReceivingMiddleware(
// gomiddleware.Middleware(chain),
// )
//
// # Validators
//
// A [Validator] inspects the payload and decides whether the request
// or response should proceed. All validators for a given event run
// in parallel. If any validator in active mode ([ModeActive])
// returns an error-severity message, the chain aborts before any
// mutators run. Only error-severity messages cause an abort; warn
// and info findings are recorded in the chain execution result but
// do not block the chain.
//
// Interceptor handlers receive [json.RawMessage] payloads when
// invoked via interceptor/invoke:
//
// v := &interceptors.Validator{
// Metadata: interceptors.Metadata{
// Name: "block-dangerous-tool",
// Hooks: []interceptors.Hook{{
// Events: []string{"tools/call"},
// Phase: interceptors.PhaseRequest,
// }},
// Mode: interceptors.ModeActive,
// },
// Handler: func(ctx context.Context, inv *interceptors.Invocation) (*interceptors.ValidationResult, error) {
// raw := inv.Payload.(json.RawMessage)
// var params struct{ Name string `json:"name"` }
// json.Unmarshal(raw, &params)
// // inspect params ...
// return &interceptors.ValidationResult{Valid: true}, nil
// },
// }
//
// # Mutators
//
// A [Mutator] transforms the payload. Mutators run sequentially in
// priority order (see [Priority]). Each mutator receives the payload
// as [json.RawMessage], unmarshals it, modifies it, and returns the
// updated JSON in [MutationResult.Payload]. If any mutator fails (and is not
// configured with FailOpen), the chain aborts. FailOpen mutators
// record an [InvokeResult] (with the error captured) for
// observability but do not block.
//
// m := &interceptors.Mutator{
// Metadata: interceptors.Metadata{
// Name: "redact-pii",
// Hooks: []interceptors.Hook{{
// Events: []string{"tools/call"},
// Phase: interceptors.PhaseResponse,
// }},
// Mode: interceptors.ModeActive,
// },
// Handler: func(ctx context.Context, inv *interceptors.Invocation) (*interceptors.MutationResult, error) {
// raw := inv.Payload.(json.RawMessage)
// var result map[string]any
// json.Unmarshal(raw, &result)
// // modify result ...
// data, _ := json.Marshal(result)
// return &interceptors.MutationResult{Modified: true, Payload: data}, nil
// },
// }
//
// # Execution Order
//
// The chain execution order depends on direction:
//
// Request phase (untrusted → trusted):
//
// Validate (parallel) → Mutate (sequential)
//
// Response phase (trusted → untrusted):
//
// Mutate (sequential) → Validate (parallel)
//
// Validators act as a security gate on the trust boundary side,
// while mutators prepare or sanitize data on the other side.
//
// # Modes and FailOpen
//
// Each interceptor has a [Mode] that controls what happens with
// successful results, and a FailOpen flag that controls what happens
// when the handler returns a Go error. These are orthogonal:
//
// - [ModeActive]: fully active — validation failures block,
// mutations are applied.
// - [ModeAudit]: the handler runs and results are recorded, but
// validation findings do not block and mutated payloads are
// not propagated to subsequent interceptors.
//
// FailOpen (default false) controls crash resilience:
//
// - FailOpen=false: a handler error aborts the chain. An
// [InvokeResult] and a [chain.AbortInfo] are both recorded.
// - FailOpen=true: a handler error is logged and an
// [InvokeResult] is recorded, but the chain continues.
//
// Note that [ModeAudit] does NOT imply FailOpen. Audit mode only
// suppresses enforcement of successful results (validation findings
// and mutations). If the handler itself returns an error and
// FailOpen is false, the chain still aborts. For truly safe
// observation-only interceptors, set both ModeAudit and FailOpen:
//
// Metadata: interceptors.Metadata{
// Mode: interceptors.ModeAudit,
// FailOpen: true,
// }
//
// Behavior matrix for validators:
//
// Mode=Active, FailOpen=false → error aborts, Valid=false+SeverityError aborts
// Mode=Active, FailOpen=true → error continues, Valid=false+SeverityError aborts
// Mode=Audit, FailOpen=false → error aborts, findings recorded only
// Mode=Audit, FailOpen=true → error continues, findings recorded only
//
// Behavior matrix for mutators:
//
// Mode=Active, FailOpen=false → error aborts, mutations applied
// Mode=Active, FailOpen=true → error continues, mutations applied
// Mode=Audit, FailOpen=false → error aborts, mutations not propagated
// Mode=Audit, FailOpen=true → error continues, mutations not propagated
package interceptors