mcp: check output schema type (#358)

Server.AddTool now checks that an output schema, if any, has type
"object".

Also add doc and a test.
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@ -145,15 +145,17 @@ func (s *Server) RemovePrompts(names ...string) {
// AddTool adds a [Tool] to the server, or replaces one with the same name.
// The Tool argument must not be modified after this call.
//
// The tool's input schema must be non-nil. For a tool that takes no input,
// or one where any input is valid, set [Tool.InputSchema] to the empty schema,
// &jsonschema.Schema{}.
// The tool's input schema must be non-nil and have the type "object". For a tool
// that takes no input, or one where any input is valid, set [Tool.InputSchema] to
// &jsonschema.Schema{Type: "object"}.
//
// If present, the output schema must also have type "object".
//
// When the handler is invoked as part of a CallTool request, req.Params.Arguments
// will be a json.RawMessage. Unmarshaling the arguments and validating them against the
// input schema are the handler author's responsibility.
//
// Most users will prefer the top-level function [AddTool].
// Most users should use the top-level function [AddTool].
func (s *Server) AddTool(t *Tool, h ToolHandler) {
if t.InputSchema == nil {
// This prevents the tool author from forgetting to write a schema where
@ -165,6 +167,9 @@ func (s *Server) AddTool(t *Tool, h ToolHandler) {
if t.InputSchema.Type != "object" {
panic(fmt.Errorf(`AddTool %q: input schema must have type "object"`, t.Name))
}
if t.OutputSchema != nil && t.OutputSchema.Type != "object" {
panic(fmt.Errorf(`AddTool %q: output schema must have type "object"`, t.Name))
}
st := &serverTool{tool: t, handler: h}
// Assume there was a change, since add replaces existing tools.
// (It's possible a tool was replaced with an identical one, but not worth checking.)
@ -176,9 +181,12 @@ func (s *Server) AddTool(t *Tool, h ToolHandler) {
// ToolFor returns a shallow copy of t and a [ToolHandler] that wraps h.
// If the tool's input schema is nil, it is set to the schema inferred from the In
// type parameter, using [jsonschema.For].
// type parameter, using [jsonschema.For]. The In type parameter must be a map
// or a struct, so that its inferred JSON Schema has type "object".
//
// If the tool's output schema is nil and the Out type parameter is not the empty
// interface, then the output schema is set to the schema inferred from Out.
// interface, then the output schema is set to the schema inferred from Out, which
// must be a map or a struct.
//
// Most users will call [AddTool]. Use [ToolFor] if you wish to modify the tool's
// schemas or wrap the ToolHandler before calling [Server.AddTool].
@ -305,12 +313,7 @@ func setSchema[T any](sfield **jsonschema.Schema, rfield **jsonschema.Resolved)
}
// AddTool adds a tool and handler to the server.
//
// A shallow copy of the tool is made first.
// If the tool's input schema is nil, the copy's input schema is set to the schema
// inferred from the In type parameter, using [jsonschema.For].
// If the tool's output schema is nil and the Out type parameter is not the empty
// interface, then the copy's output schema is set to the schema inferred from Out.
// It is a convenience for s.AddTool(ToolFor(t, h)).
func AddTool[In, Out any](s *Server, t *Tool, h ToolHandlerFor[In, Out]) {
s.AddTool(ToolFor(t, h))
}