// Copyright 2025 The Go MCP SDK Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package mcp import ( "context" "iter" "slices" "sync" "github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/internal/jsonrpc2" ) // A Client is an MCP client, which may be connected to an MCP server // using the [Client.Connect] method. type Client struct { name string version string opts ClientOptions mu sync.Mutex roots *featureSet[*Root] sessions []*ClientSession sendingMethodHandler_ MethodHandler[*ClientSession] receivingMethodHandler_ MethodHandler[*ClientSession] } // NewClient creates a new Client. // // Use [Client.Connect] to connect it to an MCP server. // // If non-nil, the provided options configure the Client. func NewClient(name, version string, opts *ClientOptions) *Client { c := &Client{ name: name, version: version, roots: newFeatureSet(func(r *Root) string { return r.URI }), sendingMethodHandler_: defaultSendingMethodHandler[*ClientSession], receivingMethodHandler_: defaultReceivingMethodHandler[*ClientSession], } if opts != nil { c.opts = *opts } return c } // ClientOptions configures the behavior of the client. type ClientOptions struct { // Handler for sampling. // Called when a server calls CreateMessage. CreateMessageHandler func(context.Context, *ClientSession, *CreateMessageParams) (*CreateMessageResult, error) // Handlers for notifications from the server. ToolListChangedHandler func(context.Context, *ClientSession, *ToolListChangedParams) PromptListChangedHandler func(context.Context, *ClientSession, *PromptListChangedParams) ResourceListChangedHandler func(context.Context, *ClientSession, *ResourceListChangedParams) LoggingMessageHandler func(context.Context, *ClientSession, *LoggingMessageParams) ProgressNotificationHandler func(context.Context, *ClientSession, *ProgressNotificationParams) } // bind implements the binder[*ClientSession] interface, so that Clients can // be connected using [connect]. func (c *Client) bind(conn *jsonrpc2.Connection) *ClientSession { cs := &ClientSession{ conn: conn, client: c, } c.mu.Lock() defer c.mu.Unlock() c.sessions = append(c.sessions, cs) return cs } // disconnect implements the binder[*Client] interface, so that // Clients can be connected using [connect]. func (c *Client) disconnect(cs *ClientSession) { c.mu.Lock() defer c.mu.Unlock() c.sessions = slices.DeleteFunc(c.sessions, func(cs2 *ClientSession) bool { return cs2 == cs }) } // Connect begins an MCP session by connecting to a server over the given // transport, and initializing the session. // // Typically, it is the responsibility of the client to close the connection // when it is no longer needed. However, if the connection is closed by the // server, calls or notifications will return an error wrapping // [ErrConnectionClosed]. func (c *Client) Connect(ctx context.Context, t Transport) (cs *ClientSession, err error) { cs, err = connect(ctx, t, c) if err != nil { return nil, err } caps := &ClientCapabilities{} caps.Roots.ListChanged = true if c.opts.CreateMessageHandler != nil { caps.Sampling = &SamplingCapabilities{} } params := &InitializeParams{ ClientInfo: &implementation{Name: c.name, Version: c.version}, Capabilities: caps, ProtocolVersion: "2025-03-26", } // TODO(rfindley): handle protocol negotiation gracefully. If the server // responds with 2024-11-05, surface that failure to the caller of connect, // so that they can choose a different transport. res, err := handleSend[*InitializeResult](ctx, cs, methodInitialize, params) if err != nil { _ = cs.Close() return nil, err } cs.initializeResult = res if err := handleNotify(ctx, cs, notificationInitialized, &InitializedParams{}); err != nil { _ = cs.Close() return nil, err } return cs, nil } // A ClientSession is a logical connection with an MCP server. Its // methods can be used to send requests or notifications to the server. Create // a session by calling [Client.Connect]. // // Call [ClientSession.Close] to close the connection, or await client // termination with [ServerSession.Wait]. type ClientSession struct { conn *jsonrpc2.Connection client *Client initializeResult *InitializeResult } // Close performs a graceful close of the connection, preventing new requests // from being handled, and waiting for ongoing requests to return. Close then // terminates the connection. func (cs *ClientSession) Close() error { return cs.conn.Close() } // Wait waits for the connection to be closed by the server. // Generally, clients should be responsible for closing the connection. func (cs *ClientSession) Wait() error { return cs.conn.Wait() } // AddRoots adds the given roots to the client, // replacing any with the same URIs, // and notifies any connected servers. func (c *Client) AddRoots(roots ...*Root) { // Only notify if something could change. if len(roots) == 0 { return } c.changeAndNotify(notificationRootsListChanged, &RootsListChangedParams{}, func() bool { c.roots.add(roots...); return true }) } // RemoveRoots removes the roots with the given URIs, // and notifies any connected servers if the list has changed. // It is not an error to remove a nonexistent root. // TODO: notification func (c *Client) RemoveRoots(uris ...string) { c.changeAndNotify(notificationRootsListChanged, &RootsListChangedParams{}, func() bool { return c.roots.remove(uris...) }) } // changeAndNotifyClient is called when a feature is added or removed. // It calls change, which should do the work and report whether a change actually occurred. // If there was a change, it notifies a snapshot of the sessions. func (c *Client) changeAndNotify(notification string, params Params, change func() bool) { var sessions []*ClientSession // Lock for the change, but not for the notification. c.mu.Lock() if change() { sessions = slices.Clone(c.sessions) } c.mu.Unlock() notifySessions(sessions, notification, params) } func (c *Client) listRoots(_ context.Context, _ *ClientSession, _ *ListRootsParams) (*ListRootsResult, error) { c.mu.Lock() defer c.mu.Unlock() roots := slices.Collect(c.roots.all()) if roots == nil { roots = []*Root{} // avoid JSON null } return &ListRootsResult{ Roots: roots, }, nil } func (c *Client) createMessage(ctx context.Context, cs *ClientSession, params *CreateMessageParams) (*CreateMessageResult, error) { if c.opts.CreateMessageHandler == nil { // TODO: wrap or annotate this error? Pick a standard code? return nil, &jsonrpc2.WireError{Code: CodeUnsupportedMethod, Message: "client does not support CreateMessage"} } return c.opts.CreateMessageHandler(ctx, cs, params) } // AddSendingMiddleware wraps the current sending method handler using the provided // middleware. Middleware is applied from right to left, so that the first one is // executed first. // // For example, AddSendingMiddleware(m1, m2, m3) augments the method handler as // m1(m2(m3(handler))). // // Sending middleware is called when a request is sent. It is useful for tasks // such as tracing, metrics, and adding progress tokens. func (c *Client) AddSendingMiddleware(middleware ...Middleware[*ClientSession]) { c.mu.Lock() defer c.mu.Unlock() addMiddleware(&c.sendingMethodHandler_, middleware) } // AddReceivingMiddleware wraps the current receiving method handler using // the provided middleware. Middleware is applied from right to left, so that the // first one is executed first. // // For example, AddReceivingMiddleware(m1, m2, m3) augments the method handler as // m1(m2(m3(handler))). // // Receiving middleware is called when a request is received. It is useful for tasks // such as authentication, request logging and metrics. func (c *Client) AddReceivingMiddleware(middleware ...Middleware[*ClientSession]) { c.mu.Lock() defer c.mu.Unlock() addMiddleware(&c.receivingMethodHandler_, middleware) } // clientMethodInfos maps from the RPC method name to serverMethodInfos. var clientMethodInfos = map[string]methodInfo{ methodPing: newMethodInfo(sessionMethod((*ClientSession).ping)), methodListRoots: newMethodInfo(clientMethod((*Client).listRoots)), methodCreateMessage: newMethodInfo(clientMethod((*Client).createMessage)), notificationToolListChanged: newMethodInfo(clientMethod((*Client).callToolChangedHandler)), notificationPromptListChanged: newMethodInfo(clientMethod((*Client).callPromptChangedHandler)), notificationResourceListChanged: newMethodInfo(clientMethod((*Client).callResourceChangedHandler)), notificationLoggingMessage: newMethodInfo(clientMethod((*Client).callLoggingHandler)), notificationProgress: newMethodInfo(sessionMethod((*ClientSession).callProgressNotificationHandler)), } func (cs *ClientSession) sendingMethodInfos() map[string]methodInfo { return serverMethodInfos } func (cs *ClientSession) receivingMethodInfos() map[string]methodInfo { return clientMethodInfos } func (cs *ClientSession) handle(ctx context.Context, req *JSONRPCRequest) (any, error) { return handleReceive(ctx, cs, req) } func (cs *ClientSession) sendingMethodHandler() methodHandler { cs.client.mu.Lock() defer cs.client.mu.Unlock() return cs.client.sendingMethodHandler_ } func (cs *ClientSession) receivingMethodHandler() methodHandler { cs.client.mu.Lock() defer cs.client.mu.Unlock() return cs.client.receivingMethodHandler_ } // getConn implements [session.getConn]. func (cs *ClientSession) getConn() *jsonrpc2.Connection { return cs.conn } func (*ClientSession) ping(context.Context, *PingParams) (*emptyResult, error) { return &emptyResult{}, nil } // Ping makes an MCP "ping" request to the server. func (cs *ClientSession) Ping(ctx context.Context, params *PingParams) error { _, err := handleSend[*emptyResult](ctx, cs, methodPing, orZero[Params](params)) return err } // ListPrompts lists prompts that are currently available on the server. func (cs *ClientSession) ListPrompts(ctx context.Context, params *ListPromptsParams) (*ListPromptsResult, error) { return handleSend[*ListPromptsResult](ctx, cs, methodListPrompts, orZero[Params](params)) } // GetPrompt gets a prompt from the server. func (cs *ClientSession) GetPrompt(ctx context.Context, params *GetPromptParams) (*GetPromptResult, error) { return handleSend[*GetPromptResult](ctx, cs, methodGetPrompt, orZero[Params](params)) } // ListTools lists tools that are currently available on the server. func (cs *ClientSession) ListTools(ctx context.Context, params *ListToolsParams) (*ListToolsResult, error) { return handleSend[*ListToolsResult](ctx, cs, methodListTools, orZero[Params](params)) } // CallTool calls the tool with the given name and arguments. // The arguments can be any value that marshals into a JSON object. func (cs *ClientSession) CallTool(ctx context.Context, params *CallToolParams) (*CallToolResult, error) { if params == nil { params = new(CallToolParams) } if params.Arguments == nil { // Avoid sending nil over the wire. params.Arguments = map[string]any{} } return handleSend[*CallToolResult](ctx, cs, methodCallTool, params) } func (cs *ClientSession) SetLevel(ctx context.Context, params *SetLevelParams) error { _, err := handleSend[*emptyResult](ctx, cs, methodSetLevel, orZero[Params](params)) return err } // ListResources lists the resources that are currently available on the server. func (cs *ClientSession) ListResources(ctx context.Context, params *ListResourcesParams) (*ListResourcesResult, error) { return handleSend[*ListResourcesResult](ctx, cs, methodListResources, orZero[Params](params)) } // ListResourceTemplates lists the resource templates that are currently available on the server. func (cs *ClientSession) ListResourceTemplates(ctx context.Context, params *ListResourceTemplatesParams) (*ListResourceTemplatesResult, error) { return handleSend[*ListResourceTemplatesResult](ctx, cs, methodListResourceTemplates, orZero[Params](params)) } // ReadResource ask the server to read a resource and return its contents. func (cs *ClientSession) ReadResource(ctx context.Context, params *ReadResourceParams) (*ReadResourceResult, error) { return handleSend[*ReadResourceResult](ctx, cs, methodReadResource, orZero[Params](params)) } func (c *Client) callToolChangedHandler(ctx context.Context, s *ClientSession, params *ToolListChangedParams) (Result, error) { return callNotificationHandler(ctx, c.opts.ToolListChangedHandler, s, params) } func (c *Client) callPromptChangedHandler(ctx context.Context, s *ClientSession, params *PromptListChangedParams) (Result, error) { return callNotificationHandler(ctx, c.opts.PromptListChangedHandler, s, params) } func (c *Client) callResourceChangedHandler(ctx context.Context, s *ClientSession, params *ResourceListChangedParams) (Result, error) { return callNotificationHandler(ctx, c.opts.ResourceListChangedHandler, s, params) } func (c *Client) callLoggingHandler(ctx context.Context, cs *ClientSession, params *LoggingMessageParams) (Result, error) { if h := c.opts.LoggingMessageHandler; h != nil { h(ctx, cs, params) } return nil, nil } func (cs *ClientSession) callProgressNotificationHandler(ctx context.Context, params *ProgressNotificationParams) (Result, error) { return callNotificationHandler(ctx, cs.client.opts.ProgressNotificationHandler, cs, params) } // NotifyProgress sends a progress notification from the client to the server // associated with this session. // This can be used if the client is performing a long-running task that was // initiated by the server func (cs *ClientSession) NotifyProgress(ctx context.Context, params *ProgressNotificationParams) error { return handleNotify(ctx, cs, notificationProgress, params) } // Tools provides an iterator for all tools available on the server, // automatically fetching pages and managing cursors. // The params argument can set the initial cursor. // Iteration stops at the first encountered error, which will be yielded. func (cs *ClientSession) Tools(ctx context.Context, params *ListToolsParams) iter.Seq2[*Tool, error] { if params == nil { params = &ListToolsParams{} } return paginate(ctx, params, cs.ListTools, func(res *ListToolsResult) []*Tool { return res.Tools }) } // Resources provides an iterator for all resources available on the server, // automatically fetching pages and managing cursors. // The params argument can set the initial cursor. // Iteration stops at the first encountered error, which will be yielded. func (cs *ClientSession) Resources(ctx context.Context, params *ListResourcesParams) iter.Seq2[*Resource, error] { if params == nil { params = &ListResourcesParams{} } return paginate(ctx, params, cs.ListResources, func(res *ListResourcesResult) []*Resource { return res.Resources }) } // ResourceTemplates provides an iterator for all resource templates available on the server, // automatically fetching pages and managing cursors. // The `params` argument can set the initial cursor. // Iteration stops at the first encountered error, which will be yielded. func (cs *ClientSession) ResourceTemplates(ctx context.Context, params *ListResourceTemplatesParams) iter.Seq2[*ResourceTemplate, error] { if params == nil { params = &ListResourceTemplatesParams{} } return paginate(ctx, params, cs.ListResourceTemplates, func(res *ListResourceTemplatesResult) []*ResourceTemplate { return res.ResourceTemplates }) } // Prompts provides an iterator for all prompts available on the server, // automatically fetching pages and managing cursors. // The params argument can set the initial cursor. // Iteration stops at the first encountered error, which will be yielded. func (cs *ClientSession) Prompts(ctx context.Context, params *ListPromptsParams) iter.Seq2[*Prompt, error] { if params == nil { params = &ListPromptsParams{} } return paginate(ctx, params, cs.ListPrompts, func(res *ListPromptsResult) []*Prompt { return res.Prompts }) } // paginate is a generic helper function to provide a paginated iterator. func paginate[P listParams, R listResult[T], T any](ctx context.Context, params P, listFunc func(context.Context, P) (R, error), items func(R) []*T) iter.Seq2[*T, error] { return func(yield func(*T, error) bool) { for { res, err := listFunc(ctx, params) if err != nil { yield(nil, err) return } for _, r := range items(res) { if !yield(r, nil) { return } } nextCursorVal := res.nextCursorPtr() if nextCursorVal == nil || *nextCursorVal == "" { return } *params.cursorPtr() = *nextCursorVal } } }