mcp: be strict about returning the Mcp-Session-Id header

Rather than returning the Mcp-Session-Id header for all responses, only
return it from initialize, per the spec.

Fixes #412
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Rob Findley 2025-09-04 17:39:05 +00:00 • committed by Robert Findley
commit ee5141621c
2 changed files with 36 additions and 32 deletions

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@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func (t *StreamableServerTransport) Connect(ctx context.Context) (Connection, er
// It is always text/event-stream, since it must carry arbitrarily many
// messages.
var err error
t.connection.streams[""], err = t.connection.newStream(ctx, "", false)
t.connection.streams[""], err = t.connection.newStream(ctx, "", false, false)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ type stream struct {
// an empty string is used for messages that don't correlate with an incoming request.
id StreamID
// If isInitialize is set, the stream is in response to an initialize request,
// and therefore should include the session ID header.
isInitialize bool
// jsonResponse records whether this stream should respond with application/json
// instead of text/event-stream.
//
@ -513,12 +517,13 @@ type stream struct {
requests map[jsonrpc.ID]struct{}
}
func (c *streamableServerConn) newStream(ctx context.Context, id StreamID, jsonResponse bool) (*stream, error) {
func (c *streamableServerConn) newStream(ctx context.Context, id StreamID, isInitialize, jsonResponse bool) (*stream, error) {
if err := c.eventStore.Open(ctx, c.sessionID, id); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return &stream{
id: id,
isInitialize: isInitialize,
jsonResponse: jsonResponse,
requests: make(map[jsonrpc.ID]struct{}),
}, nil
@ -647,6 +652,7 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) servePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
}
requests := make(map[jsonrpc.ID]struct{})
tokenInfo := auth.TokenInfoFromContext(req.Context())
isInitialize := false
for _, msg := range incoming {
if jreq, ok := msg.(*jsonrpc.Request); ok {
// Preemptively check that this is a valid request, so that we can fail
@ -656,6 +662,9 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) servePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
if jreq.Method == methodInitialize {
isInitialize = true
}
jreq.Extra = &RequestExtra{
TokenInfo: tokenInfo,
Header: req.Header,
@ -672,7 +681,7 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) servePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
// notifications or server->client requests made in the course of handling.
// Update accounting for this incoming payload.
if len(requests) > 0 {
stream, err = c.newStream(req.Context(), StreamID(randText()), c.jsonResponse)
stream, err = c.newStream(req.Context(), StreamID(randText()), isInitialize, c.jsonResponse)
if err != nil {
http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("storing stream: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
@ -708,7 +717,7 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) servePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
func (c *streamableServerConn) respondJSON(stream *stream, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-transform")
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
if c.sessionID != "" {
if c.sessionID != "" && stream.isInitialize {
w.Header().Set(sessionIDHeader, c.sessionID)
}
@ -747,7 +756,7 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) respondSSE(stream *stream, w http.ResponseWriter,
w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-transform")
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream") // Accept checked in [StreamableHTTPHandler]
w.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
if c.sessionID != "" {
if c.sessionID != "" && stream.isInitialize {
w.Header().Set(sessionIDHeader, c.sessionID)
}
if persistent {

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@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestStreamableTransports(t *testing.T) {
defer session.Close()
sid := session.ID()
if sid == "" {
t.Error("empty session ID")
t.Fatalf("empty session ID")
}
if g, w := session.mcpConn.(*streamableClientConn).initializedResult.ProtocolVersion, latestProtocolVersion; g != w {
t.Fatalf("got protocol version %q, want %q", g, w)
@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ func resp(id int64, result any, err error) *jsonrpc.Response {
}
}
var ()
func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
// This test checks detailed behavior of the streamable server transport, by
// faking the behavior of a streamable client using a sequence of HTTP
@ -502,7 +504,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
method: "POST",
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{initializedMsg},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusAccepted,
wantSessionID: false, // TODO: should this be true?
}
tests := []struct {
@ -520,7 +521,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(2, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "tool"})},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
wantMessages: []jsonrpc.Message{resp(2, &CallToolResult{}, nil)},
wantSessionID: true,
},
},
},
@ -535,14 +535,12 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
headers: http.Header{"Accept": {"text/plain", "application/*"}},
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(3, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "tool"})},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest, // missing text/event-stream
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "POST",
headers: http.Header{"Accept": {"text/event-stream"}},
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(3, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "tool"})},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest, // missing application/json
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "POST",
@ -550,7 +548,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(4, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "tool"})},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
wantMessages: []jsonrpc.Message{resp(4, &CallToolResult{}, nil)},
wantSessionID: true,
},
{
method: "POST",
@ -558,7 +555,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(4, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "tool"})},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
wantMessages: []jsonrpc.Message{resp(4, &CallToolResult{}, nil)},
wantSessionID: true,
},
},
},
@ -598,7 +594,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
req(0, "notifications/progress", &ProgressNotificationParams{}),
resp(2, &CallToolResult{}, nil),
},
wantSessionID: true,
},
},
},
@ -620,7 +615,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
resp(1, &ListRootsResult{}, nil),
},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusAccepted,
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "POST",
@ -632,7 +626,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
req(1, "roots/list", &ListRootsParams{}),
resp(2, &CallToolResult{}, nil),
},
wantSessionID: true,
},
},
},
@ -663,7 +656,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
resp(1, &ListRootsResult{}, nil),
},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusAccepted,
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "GET",
@ -674,7 +666,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
req(0, "notifications/progress", &ProgressNotificationParams{}),
req(1, "roots/list", &ListRootsParams{}),
},
wantSessionID: true,
},
{
method: "POST",
@ -685,7 +676,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
wantMessages: []jsonrpc.Message{
resp(2, &CallToolResult{}, nil),
},
wantSessionID: true,
},
{
method: "DELETE",
@ -724,7 +714,6 @@ func TestStreamableServerTransport(t *testing.T) {
wantMessages: []jsonrpc.Message{resp(2, nil, &jsonrpc2.WireError{
Message: `method "tools/call" is invalid during session initialization`,
})},
wantSessionID: true, // TODO: this is probably wrong; we don't have a valid session
},
},
},
@ -951,7 +940,7 @@ func (s streamableRequest) do(ctx context.Context, serverURL, sessionID string,
return "", 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("creating request: %w", err)
}
if sessionID != "" {
req.Header.Set("Mcp-Session-Id", sessionID)
req.Header.Set(sessionIDHeader, sessionID)
}
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json, text/event-stream")
@ -963,7 +952,7 @@ func (s streamableRequest) do(ctx context.Context, serverURL, sessionID string,
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
newSessionID := resp.Header.Get("Mcp-Session-Id")
newSessionID := resp.Header.Get(sessionIDHeader)
contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
var respBody []byte
@ -1079,6 +1068,15 @@ func TestEventID(t *testing.T) {
}
func TestStreamableStateless(t *testing.T) {
initReq := req(1, methodInitialize, &InitializeParams{})
initResp := resp(1, &InitializeResult{
Capabilities: &ServerCapabilities{
Logging: &LoggingCapabilities{},
Tools: &ToolCapabilities{ListChanged: true},
},
ProtocolVersion: latestProtocolVersion,
ServerInfo: &Implementation{Name: "test", Version: "v1.0.0"},
}, nil)
// This version of sayHi expects
// that request from our client).
sayHi := func(ctx context.Context, req *CallToolRequest, args hiParams) (*CallToolResult, any, error) {
@ -1092,17 +1090,22 @@ func TestStreamableStateless(t *testing.T) {
AddTool(server, &Tool{Name: "greet", Description: "say hi"}, sayHi)
requests := []streamableRequest{
{
method: "POST",
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{initReq},
wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
wantMessages: []jsonrpc.Message{initResp},
wantSessionID: false, // sessionless
},
{
method: "POST",
wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(1, "tools/list", struct{}{})},
wantBodyContaining: "greet",
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "GET",
wantStatusCode: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "POST",
@ -1116,7 +1119,6 @@ func TestStreamableStateless(t *testing.T) {
StructuredContent: json.RawMessage("null"),
}, nil),
},
wantSessionID: false,
},
{
method: "POST",
@ -1130,7 +1132,6 @@ func TestStreamableStateless(t *testing.T) {
StructuredContent: json.RawMessage("null"),
}, nil),
},
wantSessionID: false,
},
}
@ -1166,13 +1167,7 @@ func TestStreamableStateless(t *testing.T) {
//
// This can be used by tools to look up application state preserved across
// subsequent requests.
for i, req := range requests {
// Now, we want a session for all (valid) requests.
if req.wantStatusCode != http.StatusMethodNotAllowed {
req.wantSessionID = true
}
requests[i] = req
}
requests[0].wantSessionID = true // now expect a session ID for initialize
statelessHandler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(*http.Request) *Server { return server }, &StreamableHTTPOptions{
Stateless: true,
})