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# MCP Go SDK
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[](https://codespaces.new/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk)
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[](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk)
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[](https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk)
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This repository contains an implementation of the official Go software
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development kit (SDK) for the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
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## Package / Feature documentation
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The SDK consists of several importable packages:
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- The
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[`github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp)
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package defines the primary APIs for constructing and using MCP clients and
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servers.
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- The
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[`github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/jsonrpc`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/jsonrpc) package is for users implementing
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their own transports.
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- The
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[`github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth)
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package provides some primitives for supporting OAuth.
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- The
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[`github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/oauthex`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/oauthex)
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package provides extensions to the OAuth protocol, such as ProtectedResourceMetadata.
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The SDK endeavors to implement the full MCP spec. The [`docs/`](/docs/) directory
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contains feature documentation, mapping the MCP spec to the packages above.
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## Version Compatibility
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The following table shows which versions of the Go SDK support which versions of the MCP specification:
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| SDK Version | Latest MCP Spec | All Supported MCP Specs |
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| v1.7.0+ | 2026-07-28 | 2026-07-28, 2025-11-25\*, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26, 2024-11-05 |
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| v1.4.0 - v1.6.1 | 2025-11-25\* | 2025-11-25\*, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26, 2024-11-05 |
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| v1.2.0 - v1.3.1 | 2025-11-25\*\* | 2025-11-25\*\*, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26, 2024-11-05 |
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| v1.0.0 - v1.1.0 | 2025-06-18 | 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26, 2024-11-05 |
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\* Client side OAuth has experimental support.
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\*\* Partial support for 2025-11-25 (client side OAuth and Sampling with tools not available).
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The roots, sampling, and logging features are deprecated as of protocol version
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2026-07-28 by
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[SEP-2577](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/seps/2577-deprecate-roots-sampling-and-logging).
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The SDK continues to support them for compatibility during the deprecation
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window (at least twelve months). See the individual feature documentation for
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migration guidance.
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New releases of the SDK target only supported versions of Go. See
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https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#policy for more information.
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## Getting started
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To get started creating an MCP server, create an `mcp.Server` instance, add
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features to it, and then run it over an `mcp.Transport`. For example, this
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server adds a single simple tool, and then connects it to clients over
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stdin/stdout:
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%include server/server.go -
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To communicate with that server, create an `mcp.Client` and connect it to the
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corresponding server, by running the server command and communicating over its
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stdin/stdout:
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%include client/client.go -
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The [`examples/`](/examples/) directory contains more example clients and
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servers.
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## Contributing
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We welcome contributions to the SDK! Please see
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[CONTRIBUTING.md](/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details of how to contribute.
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## Acknowledgements / Alternatives
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Several third party Go MCP SDKs inspired the development and design of this
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official SDK, and continue to be viable alternatives, notably
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[mcp-go](https://github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go), originally authored by Ed Zynda.
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We are grateful to Ed as well as the other contributors to mcp-go, and to
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authors and contributors of other SDKs such as
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[mcp-golang](https://github.com/metoro-io/mcp-golang) and
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[go-mcp](https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/go-mcp). Thanks to their work, there
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is a thriving ecosystem of Go MCP clients and servers.
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## License
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This project is licensed under Apache 2.0 for new contributions, with existing
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code under MIT - see the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for details.
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