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# MCP package
# MCP SDK prototype
[![PkgGoDev](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/golang.org/x/tools)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp)
The mcp package provides an SDK for writing [model context protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction)
clients and servers. It is a work-in-progress. As of writing, it is a prototype
to explore the design space of client/server transport and binding.
The mcp package provides a software development kit (SDK) for writing clients
and servers of the [model context
protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction). It is unstable, and
will change in breaking ways in the future. As of writing, it is a prototype to
explore the design space of client/server transport and binding.
## Installation
@ -32,12 +34,14 @@ func main() {
client := mcp.NewClient("mcp-client", "v1.0.0", nil)
// Connect to a server over stdin/stdout
transport := mcp.NewCommandTransport(exec.Command("myserver"))
if err := client.Connect(ctx, transport, nil); err != nil {
session, err := client.Connect(ctx, transport)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer session.Close()
// Call a tool on the server.
if content, err := client.CallTool(ctx, "greet", map[string]any{"name": "you"}); err != nil {
log.Printf("CallTool returns error: %v", err)
if content, err := session.CallTool(ctx, "greet", map[string]any{"name": "you"}, nil); err != nil {
log.Printf("CallTool failed: %v", err)
} else {
log.Printf("CallTool returns: %v", content)
}
@ -59,64 +63,31 @@ type HiParams struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
}
func SayHi(ctx context.Context, cc *mcp.ServerSession, params *HiParams) ([]mcp.Content, error) {
return []mcp.Content{
mcp.TextContent{Text: "Hi " + params.Name},
func SayHi(ctx context.Context, cc *mcp.ServerSession, params *HiParams) ([]*mcp.Content, error) {
return []*mcp.Content{
mcp.NewTextContent("Hi " + params.Name),
}, nil
}
func main() {
// Create a server with a single tool.
server := mcp.NewServer("greeter", "v1.0.0", nil)
server.AddTools(mcp.MakeTool("greet", "say hi", SayHi))
server.AddTools(mcp.NewTool("greet", "say hi", SayHi))
// Run the server over stdin/stdout, until the client diconnects
_ = server.Run(context.Background(), mcp.NewStdIOTransport(), nil)
_ = server.Run(context.Background(), mcp.NewStdIOTransport())
}
```
## Core Concepts
## Design
The mcp package leverages Go's [reflect](https://pkg.go.dev/reflect) package to
automatically generate the JSON schema for your tools / prompts' input
parameters. As an mcp server developer, ensure your input parameter structs
include the standard `"json"` tags (as demonstrated in the `HiParams` example).
Refer to the [jsonschema](https://www.google.com/search?q=internal/jsonschema/infer.go)
package for detailed information on schema inference.
### Tools
Tools in MCP allow servers to expose executable functions that can be invoked by clients and used by LLMs to perform actions. The server can add tools using
```go
...
server := mcp.NewServer("greeter", "v1.0.0", nil)
server.AddTools(mcp.MakeTool("greet", "say hi", SayHi))
...
```
### Prompts
Prompts enable servers to define reusable prompt templates and workflows that clients can easily surface to users and LLMs. The server can add prompts by using
```go
...
server := mcp.NewServer("greeter", "v0.0.1", nil)
server.AddPrompts(mcp.MakePrompt("greet", "", PromptHi))
...
```
### Resources
Resources are a core primitive in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allow servers to expose data and content that can be read by clients and used as context for LLM interactions.
<!--TODO(rfindley): Add code example for resources.-->
Resources are not supported yet.
See [design.md](./design/design.md) for the SDK design. That document is
canonical: given any divergence between the design doc and this prototype, the
doc reflects the latest design.
## Testing
To test your client or server using stdio transport, you can use local
transport instead of creating real stdio transportation. See [example](server_example_test.go).
To test your client or server using stdio transport, you can use an in-memory
transport. See [example](server_example_test.go).
To test your client or server using sse transport, you can use the [httptest](https://pkg.go.dev/net/http/httptest)
package. See [example](sse_example_test.go).
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## License
Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the BSD-style license found in the [LICENSE](../../LICENSE) file.
Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the BSD-style
license found in the [LICENSE](../../LICENSE) file.
Upon a potential move to [modelcontextprotocol](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol), the license will be updated to the MIT License, and the license header will reflect the Go MCP SDK Authors.
Upon a potential move to the
[modelcontextprotocol](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol) organization,
the license will be updated to the MIT License, and the license header will
reflect the Go MCP SDK Authors.