Add example servers for SEP-2053 variant patterns (#4)

Add four new example servers demonstrating different SEP-2053 variant
patterns:

- model-optimized (same tools, different descriptions per LLM family)
- trading (API versioning with deprecation lifecycle)
- research (context budget management)
- Refactor the existing variants-http example into a GitHub-style server
with custom ranking.

Signed-off-by: Kurt Degiorgio <kdegiorgio@bloomberg.net>
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# GitHub Developer Platform
A variant-aware MCP server that exposes different tool sets for different agent types, mirroring the GitHub MCP Server pattern described in SEP-2053's Prior Art section.
**Pattern demonstrated:** Different tool sets per variant with custom ranking.
## Variants
| Variant | Tools | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `code-review` | `list_pull_requests`, `get_diff`, `add_review_comment` | PR operations and code review |
| `project-management` | `list_issues`, `create_issue`, `add_label` | Issue tracking and labels |
| `security-readonly` | `list_security_alerts`, `get_advisory` | Security scanning (read-only) |
| `ci-automation` | `list_workflow_runs`, `trigger_workflow` | CI/CD workflow management |
## Custom Ranking
Clients send a `"domain"` hint during initialization. The ranking function boosts variants whose `domain` hint matches the client's requested domain, falling back to priority order.
## Run
```bash
go run ./examples/server/github
```
Connect any MCP client to `http://localhost:8080`.
## Demo
See [mcp-inspector-variants-demo.mp4](mcp-inspector-variants-demo.mp4) for a walkthrough using MCP Inspector.

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// Example: GitHub MCP Server — a developer productivity platform that exposes
// different tool sets for different agent types using MCP server variants.
// This mirrors the GitHub MCP Server pattern described in SEP-2053's Prior Art
// section, where a single server exposes code review, project management,
// security, and CI/CD tools as separate variants with custom ranking.
//
// Capability demonstrated: Different tool sets per variant, custom ranking.
//
// Variants:
// - code-review: PR operations, diffs, and review comments
// - project-management: issue tracking, labels, and assignments
// - security-readonly: security scanning alerts and advisories (read-only)
// - ci-automation: CI/CD workflow management and dispatch
//
// Run:
//
// go run ./examples/server/github
//
// Then connect any MCP client to http://localhost:8080.
package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"net/http"
"slices"
"strings"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/experimental-ext-variants/go/sdk/variants"
)
func main() {
// Code review variant: PR-focused tools for code review agents
codeReviewServer := mcp.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "devplatform", Version: "v1.0.0"}, nil)
mcp.AddTool(codeReviewServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "list_pull_requests",
Description: "List open pull requests, optionally filtered by author",
}, listPullRequests)
mcp.AddTool(codeReviewServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "get_diff",
Description: "Get the diff for a pull request, including changed files and line counts",
}, getDiff)
mcp.AddTool(codeReviewServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "add_review_comment",
Description: "Post a review comment on a specific line of a pull request",
}, addReviewComment)
// Project management variant: issue-focused tools for PM agents
pmServer := mcp.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "devplatform", Version: "v1.0.0"}, nil)
mcp.AddTool(pmServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "list_issues",
Description: "List issues, optionally filtered by state and labels",
}, listIssues)
mcp.AddTool(pmServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "create_issue",
Description: "Create a new issue with title, body, and optional labels",
}, createIssue)
mcp.AddTool(pmServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "add_label",
Description: "Add labels to an existing issue",
}, addLabel)
// Security variant: read-only security scanning tools
securityServer := mcp.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "devplatform", Version: "v1.0.0"}, nil)
mcp.AddTool(securityServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "list_security_alerts",
Description: "List code scanning alerts for a repository",
}, listSecurityAlerts)
mcp.AddTool(securityServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "get_advisory",
Description: "Get details of a security advisory",
}, getAdvisory)
// CI/CD variant: workflow management tools for automation agents
ciServer := mcp.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "devplatform", Version: "v1.0.0"}, nil)
mcp.AddTool(ciServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "list_workflow_runs",
Description: "List recent workflow runs for a repository",
}, listWorkflowRuns)
mcp.AddTool(ciServer, &mcp.Tool{
Name: "trigger_workflow",
Description: "Trigger a workflow dispatch event",
}, triggerWorkflow)
vs := variants.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "devplatform", Version: "v1.0.0"}).
WithVariant(variants.ServerVariant{
ID: "code-review",
Description: "Pull request and code review operations. Includes diff viewing, review comments, approval workflows, and merge controls.",
Hints: map[string]string{"domain": "code-review", "accessLevel": "read-write"},
Status: variants.Stable,
}, codeReviewServer, 0).
WithVariant(variants.ServerVariant{
ID: "project-management",
Description: "Issue and project tracking operations. Includes issue CRUD, labels, milestones, assignments, and project boards.",
Hints: map[string]string{"domain": "project-management", "accessLevel": "read-write"},
Status: variants.Stable,
}, pmServer, 1).
WithVariant(variants.ServerVariant{
ID: "security-readonly",
Description: "Security scanning and vulnerability management. Read-only access to code scanning alerts, secret detection, and security advisories.",
Hints: map[string]string{"domain": "security", "accessLevel": "readonly"},
Status: variants.Stable,
}, securityServer, 2).
WithVariant(variants.ServerVariant{
ID: "ci-automation",
Description: "CI/CD workflow management. Trigger runs, monitor jobs, manage deployments designed for automation agents.",
Hints: map[string]string{"domain": "ci-cd", "accessLevel": "automation"},
Status: variants.Stable,
}, ciServer, 3).
// Custom ranking: boost variants whose "domain" hint matches the client's.
WithRanking(func(_ context.Context, hints variants.VariantHints, vs []variants.ServerVariant) []variants.ServerVariant {
requested, _ := variants.HintValue[string](hints, "domain")
slices.SortStableFunc(vs, func(a, b variants.ServerVariant) int {
aMatch := strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(a.Hints["domain"]), strings.ToLower(requested))
bMatch := strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(b.Hints["domain"]), strings.ToLower(requested))
if aMatch != bMatch {
if aMatch {
return -1
}
return 1
}
return a.Priority() - b.Priority()
})
return vs
})
handler := variants.NewStreamableHTTPHandler(vs, nil)
log.Println("Listening on :8080")
log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", handler))
}

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package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
)
// -- Code Review variant tools ------------------------------------------------
type ListPullRequestsInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
State string `json:"state,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by state: open, closed, all (default: open)"`
Author string `json:"author,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by PR author username"`
}
type PullRequest struct {
Number int `json:"number"`
Title string `json:"title"`
Author string `json:"author"`
State string `json:"state"`
}
type ListPullRequestsOutput struct {
PullRequests []PullRequest `json:"pullRequests"`
}
func listPullRequests(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in ListPullRequestsInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, ListPullRequestsOutput, error) {
return nil, ListPullRequestsOutput{
PullRequests: []PullRequest{
{Number: 42, Title: "Add retry logic to API client", Author: "alice", State: "open"},
{Number: 38, Title: "Fix race condition in cache layer", Author: "bob", State: "open"},
{Number: 35, Title: "Update dependencies to latest", Author: "alice", State: "open"},
},
}, nil
}
type GetDiffInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Number int `json:"number" jsonschema:"pull request number"`
}
type GetDiffOutput struct {
Diff string `json:"diff"`
Files []string `json:"filesChanged"`
Additions int `json:"additions"`
Deletions int `json:"deletions"`
}
func getDiff(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in GetDiffInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, GetDiffOutput, error) {
return nil, GetDiffOutput{
Diff: "--- a/client.go\n+++ b/client.go\n@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@\n+ for attempt := 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++ {\n+ resp, err := c.do(req)\n+ if err == nil { return resp, nil }\n+ time.Sleep(backoff(attempt))\n+ }",
Files: []string{"client.go", "client_test.go"},
Additions: 12,
Deletions: 3,
}, nil
}
type AddReviewCommentInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Number int `json:"number" jsonschema:"pull request number"`
Path string `json:"path" jsonschema:"file path to comment on"`
Line int `json:"line" jsonschema:"line number to comment on"`
Body string `json:"body" jsonschema:"review comment body (markdown)"`
}
type AddReviewCommentOutput struct {
CommentID int `json:"commentId"`
URL string `json:"url"`
}
func addReviewComment(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in AddReviewCommentInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, AddReviewCommentOutput, error) {
return nil, AddReviewCommentOutput{
CommentID: 1001,
URL: fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/%s/pull/%d#discussion_r1001", in.Repo, in.Number),
}, nil
}
// -- Project Management variant tools -----------------------------------------
type ListIssuesInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
State string `json:"state,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by state: open, closed, all (default: open)"`
Labels []string `json:"labels,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by label names"`
}
type Issue struct {
Number int `json:"number"`
Title string `json:"title"`
State string `json:"state"`
Labels []string `json:"labels"`
Assignee string `json:"assignee,omitempty"`
}
type ListIssuesOutput struct {
Issues []Issue `json:"issues"`
}
func listIssues(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in ListIssuesInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, ListIssuesOutput, error) {
return nil, ListIssuesOutput{
Issues: []Issue{
{Number: 101, Title: "API rate limiting returns wrong status code", State: "open", Labels: []string{"bug", "api"}, Assignee: "alice"},
{Number: 98, Title: "Add support for webhook retries", State: "open", Labels: []string{"enhancement"}, Assignee: ""},
{Number: 95, Title: "Document authentication flow", State: "open", Labels: []string{"documentation"}, Assignee: "carol"},
},
}, nil
}
type CreateIssueInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Title string `json:"title" jsonschema:"issue title"`
Body string `json:"body" jsonschema:"issue body (markdown)"`
Labels []string `json:"labels,omitempty" jsonschema:"labels to apply"`
}
type CreateIssueOutput struct {
Number int `json:"number"`
URL string `json:"url"`
}
func createIssue(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in CreateIssueInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, CreateIssueOutput, error) {
return nil, CreateIssueOutput{
Number: 102,
URL: fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/%s/issues/102", in.Repo),
}, nil
}
type AddLabelInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Number int `json:"number" jsonschema:"issue number"`
Labels []string `json:"labels" jsonschema:"labels to add"`
}
type AddLabelOutput struct {
Labels []string `json:"currentLabels"`
}
func addLabel(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in AddLabelInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, AddLabelOutput, error) {
return nil, AddLabelOutput{
Labels: append([]string{"bug", "api"}, in.Labels...),
}, nil
}
// -- Security variant tools (read-only) ---------------------------------------
type ListSecurityAlertsInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Severity string `json:"severity,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by severity: critical, high, medium, low (default: all)"`
State string `json:"state,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by state: open, dismissed, fixed (default: open)"`
}
type SecurityAlert struct {
Number int `json:"number"`
Rule string `json:"rule"`
Severity string `json:"severity"`
State string `json:"state"`
Path string `json:"path"`
}
type ListSecurityAlertsOutput struct {
Alerts []SecurityAlert `json:"alerts"`
}
func listSecurityAlerts(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in ListSecurityAlertsInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, ListSecurityAlertsOutput, error) {
return nil, ListSecurityAlertsOutput{
Alerts: []SecurityAlert{
{Number: 1, Rule: "sql-injection", Severity: "critical", State: "open", Path: "src/db/query.go"},
{Number: 2, Rule: "hardcoded-secret", Severity: "high", State: "open", Path: "config/settings.go"},
{Number: 3, Rule: "insecure-hash", Severity: "medium", State: "open", Path: "pkg/auth/hash.go"},
},
}, nil
}
type GetAdvisoryInput struct {
AdvisoryID string `json:"advisoryId" jsonschema:"security advisory identifier (e.g. GHSA-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx)"`
}
type GetAdvisoryOutput struct {
ID string `json:"id"`
Summary string `json:"summary"`
Severity string `json:"severity"`
CVEs []string `json:"cves"`
AffectedPkg string `json:"affectedPackage"`
PatchedIn string `json:"patchedIn"`
}
func getAdvisory(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in GetAdvisoryInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, GetAdvisoryOutput, error) {
return nil, GetAdvisoryOutput{
ID: in.AdvisoryID,
Summary: "Remote code execution via crafted request payload",
Severity: "critical",
CVEs: []string{"CVE-2024-12345"},
AffectedPkg: "example.com/server",
PatchedIn: "v1.2.4",
}, nil
}
// -- CI/CD variant tools ------------------------------------------------------
type ListWorkflowRunsInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Workflow string `json:"workflow,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by workflow name or filename"`
Status string `json:"status,omitempty" jsonschema:"filter by status: completed, in_progress, queued (default: all)"`
}
type WorkflowRun struct {
ID int `json:"id"`
Workflow string `json:"workflow"`
Status string `json:"status"`
Conclusion string `json:"conclusion,omitempty"`
Branch string `json:"branch"`
}
type ListWorkflowRunsOutput struct {
Runs []WorkflowRun `json:"runs"`
}
func listWorkflowRuns(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in ListWorkflowRunsInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, ListWorkflowRunsOutput, error) {
return nil, ListWorkflowRunsOutput{
Runs: []WorkflowRun{
{ID: 5001, Workflow: "ci.yml", Status: "completed", Conclusion: "success", Branch: "main"},
{ID: 5002, Workflow: "ci.yml", Status: "in_progress", Branch: "feat/new-api"},
{ID: 5003, Workflow: "deploy.yml", Status: "completed", Conclusion: "failure", Branch: "main"},
},
}, nil
}
type TriggerWorkflowInput struct {
Repo string `json:"repo" jsonschema:"repository in owner/name format"`
Workflow string `json:"workflow" jsonschema:"workflow filename (e.g. ci.yml)"`
Ref string `json:"ref" jsonschema:"git ref to run against (branch, tag, or SHA)"`
Inputs map[string]string `json:"inputs,omitempty" jsonschema:"workflow input parameters"`
}
type TriggerWorkflowOutput struct {
RunID int `json:"runId"`
URL string `json:"url"`
}
func triggerWorkflow(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in TriggerWorkflowInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, TriggerWorkflowOutput, error) {
return nil, TriggerWorkflowOutput{
RunID: 5004,
URL: fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/%s/actions/runs/5004", in.Repo),
}, nil
}